The Toxteth Riots: Causes and outcomes
The Toxteth riots, also known as the Liverpool 8 disturbances, were a series of violent confrontations that erupted in Toxteth, Liverpool, in July 1981. These riots were emblematic of the social and …
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Brixton Riots 1985
The 1985 Brixton riots, started on 28 September in Lambeth in South London. It was the second major riot that the area had witnessed in the space of four years, the last in 1981.
It was sparked by …
UK Riots of 1981
The 1981 UK riots were spurred by police handling into the investigation of the New Cross fire where 13 young black people lost their lives as well as serious social and economic problems affecting …
Nivea aplogises for racist skin care ad
Nivea – the Skincare and beauty products company – came under fire this week after they used a tasteless ad campaign depicting a clean-cut black male holding the decapitated head of a man …
Nabil Abdul Rashid Responds to David Starkey
A young man called Nabil Abdul created a video response to David Starkey’s recent outrageous claims about black people.
Starkey went on BBC Newsnight to proclaim that “the white’s …
UK riots – We can play the blame game too
If enough of us talk out against the racist’s then maybe eventually people will move on to realise that the UK riots were not a colour issue, nor was it a gang issue. We need to understand the …
Rioting idiots
The UK riots have brought out the stupid in a lot of people.
People who would never normally steal things took the opportunity to grab some free stuff. I put that down to heat of the moment. …
London riots – Clapham Junction Speaker
Boris Johnson finally comes back from holiday in time to pose with a broom after the riots in Clapham. A Londoner speaks out and is grabbed by the arm by the police. He’s a loud Jamaican and you …
David Starkey: The whites have become black
Historian David Starkey has told BBC’s Newsnight ”the whites have become black” in a discussion on the England riots. This interview shows Mr Starkey to be a clueless racist …
2011 UK riots: Racist’s getting it twisted
This week’s UK riots have been viewed quite gleefully by racists as a ‘black thing. This has set race relations back about 10 years and when the next election comes the BNP will be trying …
London riots: Fake samaritan
During the London riots, a group of people were filmed helping a young injured boy up from the floor. Unfortunately, some of them took the opportunity to rifle through the boy’s bag, and one guy …
The Pax Britannica: A period of British dominance
The Pax Britannica, Latin for “British Peace,” describes the period between 1815 and the outbreak of World War One in 1914. During this time, the British Empire achieved global hegemony, …