The last years of the Greater London Council and the battle with Thatcher
The last years of the Greater London Council and the battle with Thatcher
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1981 Moss Side riot – police station mobbed
The 1981 Moss Side riot followed on from similar violence in Toxteth, Brixton and Southall but was largely over in 48 hours
Wood Green Riot of 1977
The Wood Green riot in 1977 was a prelude to the 1981 summer of riots as a large crowd tried to halt a planned National Front demonstration
Why a single black mother dreaded Christmas in 1977
Why a single black mother dreaded Christmas in 1977
1981 riots blamed on left-wing agitators
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
Racism in 1980s Coventry night clubs
Night clubs still operating a race bar in the 70s and 80s
Steel Pulse – Buzzcocks- China Street – against the Nazis
Steel Pulse – Buzzcocks- China Street – against the Nazis
Anti Nazi League carnivals in 1978 – even one in Walthamstow
Anti Nazi League carnivals in 1978 – even one in Walthamstow
Brixton Riots – Lord Scarman investigates
After the April 1981 riot in Brixton, Lord Scarman was sent to investigate the causes and found they were spontaneous and not planned
How grim was Britain in 1979?
The black British boxing champion Errol Christie describes racism in Britain in 1979 and how he used his fists to combat it on the streets