Young People in Tottenham Were Angry in 1985 and They Are Still Angry

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Watching Tottenham burning down made me feel like a parent forced to watch their troubled child slip further out of reach. A community that had so little on Saturday evening, has even less this morning.Tottenham's reputation is already tarnished by the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots, but as someone who started my journalism career on its streets, I know hundreds of people and organisations who have dedicated their lives to improving the community for no reward other than to see it uplifted. I know the police, too, have worked to rebuild up a relationship with young people through initiatives like the Haringey Police Community Consultative Group. All of this has been undone in an instant.More...

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