Liberty (advocacy group) activist group, and Paedophile Action for Liberation became affiliated to the pressure group. Shami Chakrabarti, the former director of Liberty, issued an apology about the links between the NCCL and the PIE. In December 2013, she said: "It is a source of continuing disgust and horror that even the NCCL had to expel paedophiles from its ranks in 1983 after infiltration at some point in the 70s." Gay rights and censorship NCCL acted for the owners of "Gay's the Word" bookshop, whose stock was confiscated by Customs officers in 1984. All charges were dropped in 1986. Miners' strike During the
John Crowley (director) Best British film (won) BAFTA for Brooklyn John Crowley (director) John Crowley (born 19 August 1969) is an Irish film and theatre director. He is best known for directing "Brooklyn" (2015) and his feature film debut "Intermission" (2003) for which he won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Director. He is a brother of designer Bob Crowley. Crowley earned a BA in English and Philosophy (1990) and an MA in Philosophy from University College Cork. Crowley became involved in theatre as a student, seeing it as a stepping stone to directing film. He began directing plays in Dublin