Millions of tourists and pilgrims who visit the Vatican marvel at the statue of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Jesus that greets you near the entrance to Saint Peter’s Basilica. But in 1972, it was a scene of horror. A madman claiming to be Jesus Christ took a hammer and began smashing the beautiful…
Local youth and university students often connected badly in the 1980s with acts of violence not being uncommon as students were viewed as privileged
In the aftermath of the Toxteth riots there was an increase in attacks on Liverpool University students and even some attacks on members of staff
The New Cross Fire in 1981 claimed the lives of black youth at a birthday party and the aftermath would undoubtedly contribute to the Brixton riots
