
Comparing the riots of 1981, 2001 and 2011
2021 will be the fourtieth anniversary of the 1981 riots and the tenth anniverary of the 2011 riots so what lessons have been learned?
2021 will be the fourtieth anniversary of the 1981 riots and the tenth anniverary of the 2011 riots so what lessons have been learned?
In the late 1970s, every year at the Notting Hill Carnival ended in a riot reflecting poor relations between the Metropolitan Police and black youth
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
After the April 1981 riot in Brixton, Lord Scarman was sent to investigate the causes and found they were spontaneous and not planned
The stop and search SUS laws were based on the Vagrancy Act of 1824 and caused massive resentment among black youth in the 1980s
The Special Patrol Group was a Metropolitan unit that became very unpopular in the 1970s and was blamed for the 1981 riots in Brixton