toxteth Archives

First night of the Toxteth riot – 1981

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago3 years ago04 mins

The first night of the Toxteth riot in 1981 saw a botched arrest followed by minor scuffles but then the whole thing escalated in the following days

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago03 mins

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

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago03 mins

The 1981 riots – how we tried to laugh

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago13 mins

After the April 1981 riot in Brixton, Lord Scarman was sent to investigate the causes and found they were spontaneous and not planned

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago23 mins

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 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago03 mins

Contrary to what many think, youth in the 80s were often jobless and in dire poverty with one terrible training schemes to provide an income

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago6 years ago03 mins

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