(1) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to Robin Cherney of the NCCL, January 2, 1990
(2) Letter Terry Wakelin to Derek Roberts, January 5, 1990
The above is a letter from the Editor of Pleasure Bound to Derek Roberts of NCROPA. It is in reply to a letter of December 15, 1989, which was attached to it but is not published here.
(3) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to Robert Hayward MP, January 9, 1990
(4) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA, to the Police Commissioner, January 15, 1990
The above has an appendix attached.
(5) NCROPA Press Statement re Newsnight, January 17, 1990
The above concerns the BBC TV programme that was broadcast January 4, 1990.
(6) NCROPA News Media Release re Newsnight, January 22, 1990
The above alludes to the programme broadcast January 4,1990, and contains a somewhat ambitious claim by David Webb.
(7) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to the Editor of the Daily Mirror, February 2, 1990
(8) Copy letter Ted Goodman/NCROPA to an inquiry from a design company, Febuary 6, 1990
(9) Extracts from a draft bill, circa February 8, 1990
The above was obviously published before this date when it was apparently received by NCROPA.
(10) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to the Director of Public Prosecutions, February 12, 1990
(11) Copy letter Superintendent L. Bennett to David Webb/NCROPA, February 14, 1990
The above was from New Scotland Yard on behalf of the Police Commissioner. See document (4).
(12) Letter B.S. Hancock for the Police Commissioner to David Webb/NCROPA, February 16, 1990
(13) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to the Guardian, February 16, 1990
The above was published in the newspaper, see document (18) below for relevance of highlighting.
(14) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to the Editor of Capital Gay, February 17, 1990
As will be seen from the above, David Webb was totally uncompromising in his opposition to censorship. Here he castigates the owner of a homosexual bookshop who was not prepared to go the whole hog. This is the best copy possible.
(15) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to Christena Appleyard of the Daily Mirror, February 20, 1990
The above is the best copy possible.
(16) Letter Robin Cherney of Liberty to David Webb/NCROPA, February 21, 1990
(17) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to the Guardian, February 21, 1990
(18) Letter in the Guardian by David Webb, February 22, 1990
(19) Letter David Webb/NCROPA re the NCCL, March 13, 1990
(20) Letter Robert Hayward MP to David Webb/NCROPA, March 14, 1990
(21) Flyer for a seminar by the Freedom Society, University of York, March 17, 1990
The above was obviously published well in advance of this date. TANSTAFL = There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. This is scanned here back page & front, then inside.
(22) Letter to David Webb/NCROPA circa March 20, 1990
(23) Extract from a letter by Terry Wakelin, Editor of Pleasure Bound, circa March 26, 1990
(24) Document re the NCCL, April 21, 1990
Judging by the intemperate language, the above two page document was written by David Webb.
(25) PORN: THE CENSORSHIP DEBATE, from Time Out April 25, 1990
The above reports that David Webb heckled the AGM of the NCCL.
(26) Letter to David Webb from Michael Talbot, Editor of Frontline, April 26, 1990
A map was attached to the above; it has not been included here.
(27) Copy letter David Webb to an inquirer in Hornchurch, Essex, May 2, 1990
The above is the best copy possible.
(28) Letter to David Webb from Michael Talbot, Editor of Frontline, May 4, 1990
(29) Invoice to David Webb from Anglia Television, May 8, 1990
(30) Final notice NCCL to David Webb/NCROPA, June 1, 1990
The back of the above has not been scanned; it contains the usual blurb.
(31) Letter of inquiry, apparently to NCROPA, June 18, 1990
There were no letters in the relevant file for July 1990 that I considered worth scanning.
(32) Porn has no link with child abuse, a letter in the London Evening Standard by David Webb/NCROPA, August 13, 1990
(33) Letter David Webb to the Guardian, August 15, 1990
(34) Press release from the Lesbian & Gay Freedom Movement, circa August 15, 1990
The above warns against a meeting of the so-called Campaign Against Pornography And Censorship, the creation of loony feminist Catherine Itzin.
(35) Letter David Webb/NCROPA to the Governor of Wandsworth Prison, August 16, 1990
(36) Porn broker, by Superintendent Hames, published in the Evening Standard, August 20, 1990
The above is a response to the letter by David Webb, document (32).
(37) Letter Martin MacEwen to David Webb/NCROPA, August 20, 1990
The above is from Heriot-Watt University concerning the censorship of an exhibition by the artist Paul Binnie.
(38) Letter G.R. Davies of Wandsworth Prison to David Webb/NCROPA, August 20, 1990
The above is a response to a letter from David Webb, document (35).
(39) Letter David Webb to the London Evening Standard, August 21, 1990
The above is a correction/clarification to his published letter of August 13 – document (32)
(40) Request from Miss S.C Lake Librarian at Epping Forest College, circa August 30, 1990
The above was apparently sent to NCROPA.
(41) Letter from Mark Taha in the London Evening Standard, August 30, 1990
The above is addressed to Mr M Tape because his handwriting has been likened to “a spider on speed”.
The above is written in a personal capacity, one of the dozen or so he has written even day for the past thirty and more years.
(42) Letter to Mark Taha from T. Finneran of London Weekend Television, September 27, 1990
(43) Letter David Botsford of Outlaw Films to David Webb/NCROPA, October 1, 1990
(44) Letter Paul Raymond Publications to David Webb/NCROPA, October 2, 1990
(45) Letter Michelle J. Olley of Skin Two, to NCROPA, circa October 7, 1990
The above letter is not lop-sided.
(46) TEN YEARS OF CENSORSHIP AND OBFUSCATION IN THE BRITISH MEDIA October 9-11, 1990
The above is a flyer which was obviously issued sometime prior to that date.
(47) Letter David Webb/NCROPA to Index On Censorship, October 16, 1990
(48) Letter Dominic Deeson to David Webb/NCROPA, October 22, 1990
(49) Two press cuttings concerning a rather unusual libel case, from the Guardian, October 30 & November 1, 1990
David Webb followed this ludicrous story, and doubtless found it hugely amusing.
(50) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to Tabitha Troughton of the Guardian, November 2, 1990
(51) Copy letter David Webb to the Guardian, November 2, 1990
(52) Letter to David Webb/NCROPA from a (very generous) supporter, November 6, 1990
The above letter contained a cheque for £3,600; he writer had made a “most generous” donation previously, anonymously.
(53) Campaigning for free expression, November 8, 1990
The above is a letter by David Webb in the provincial press – Reigate.
(54) A flyer by Nightshift advising of a temporary closure, November 15, 1990
(55) Letter to David Webb/NCROPA from the National Secular Society, November 20, 1990
(56) Letter Edward Goodman of NCROPA to Delectus Books, November 21, 1990
The above is the best copy possible.
(57) Leaflet/flyer for Nocturnal Emissions/Nightshift
The above appears to have been issued in October 1990 but was received by NCROPA, November 27.
(58) Flyer/leaflet issued by the International Freedom Foundation (received by NCROPA) November 28, 1990
(59) Letter to NCROPA (name and address redacted) requesting information, November 28, 1990
(60) PORNOGRAPHY! ARE THE FEMINISTS RIGHT?
The above is an article from Third Way magazine, forwarded to NCROPA by Mark Taha. It was received November 30, 1990. The answer to the question is a firm no.
(61) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to Home Secretary Kenneth Baker, December 5, 1990
(62) A document issued by I.S.I.S., December 7, 1990
The above was issued in support of the video for Justify by Madonna.
(63) Letter from Tuppy Owens to no one in particular, (received by NCROPA) December 7 , 1990
(64) Undated letter to NCROPA sent with subscription, circa December 19, 1990
(65) Home Office News Release concerning a review of pornography, December 20, 1990
(66) ‘Consent’ is not a clear cut issue, December 21, 1990
The above is an uncharacteristically thoughtful letter published in Capital Gay. Written by Peter Norman of Brussels, it concerns the then recent Spanner case and the issue of consensual assault.
(67) Letter E.A.C. Goodman to the Home Secretary, December 21, 1990
(68) Public lives a cutting from the Guardian, December 27, 1990
An incisive letter in the Guardian drawing an analogy between boxing and the then recent Spanner case.
(69) A short press release from Feminists Against Censorship, received December 28, 1990.
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