- Title: UNITED KINGDOM: ONE YEAR SINCE THE BRIXTON RIOTS
- Date: 7th July 1982
- Summary: BRIXTON, LONDON UNITED KINGDOM, JULY 1982 (REUTERS - RORY MCLEOD ) GV 'Welcome to Brixton' sign PAN TO Fruit sellers and street scene ow they deal with the problems they face in Brixton." InitialsGLW/SW NOTE TO EDITORS: COMMENTARY BY VISNEWS' GERRARD WILLIAMS IS AVAILABLE ON THIS ITEM, IF REQUIRED. Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 22nd July 1982 13:00
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- Location: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Crime,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA65OMS05QV7DX701V44WMAFJCR
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- Story Text: July 8 marks the first anniversary of the last Brixton riot in 1981 which saw some of the worst street fighting in mainland Britain during a summer of troubles. Despite an enquiry, and a lot of work within the community, the basic problems which sparked off the riots remain. Unemployment in the area among young blacks has risen dramatically and street crime in Brixton is higher than anywhere else in the country. Chief superintendent Bob Marsh of Brixton police admits privately that his men walk a tightrope when they arrest a black suspect, and publicly he says little has changed and the riots could happen again. Community relations official Amu Mudu says he believes it's less likely to happen again than most people think, but unless the underlying problems of unemployment, better housing and community education are tackled, the area could erupt.
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