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1981 UK riots – front page news

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The 1981 riots presented the news media of the time with a huge challenge covering live events around the country that sprang up at a moment’s notice

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1981 Moss Side riot – police station mobbed

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The 1981 Moss Side riot followed on from similar violence in Toxteth, Brixton and Southall but was largely over in 48 hours

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1981 riots blamed on left-wing agitators

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During the 1981 riots there were attempts by the media and politicians to blame left-wing agitators for the violence that erupted in UK cities

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Satire during the 1981 riots

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The 1981 riots – how we tried to laugh

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July 1981: when Britain went a bit mad

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July 1981 was a month of riots in Britain but it was also a time when the country seemed to go a little mad with some very unusual incidents

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