P124 BEEBFAX 122 Sun 16 Mar 09:14/55                                * 11 July - A further wave of rioting  breaks out in Bradford, West  Yorkshire.  * 13 July - The IRA hunger strike  death toll reaches six when Martin  Hurson dies.  * 13 July - Margaret Thatcher  announces that police will be able to  use rubber bullets, water cannons and  armored vehicles against urban  rioters. Labour leader Michael Foot  blames the recent wave of rioting on  the Conservative government's economic  policies, which have seen unemployment  rise by more than 70% in the last two  years.   Next       Prev       Home        End