Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part five
To what extent did poor relations between the community in Toxteth and the Merseyside police lead to the 1981 riots? Tony McMahon reports
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Notting Hill carnival ends in riot
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Shocking racism in the early 1980s
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1981 UK riots – front page news
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
Riot police armed with dustbin lids
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1981 Moss Side riot – police station mobbed
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Toxteth riots: Liverpool University attacked
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First night of the Toxteth riot – 1981
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Police recruitment ad from the riot torn 80s
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