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Anandi Ramamurthy's history of the Bradford 12 trial, in which twelve members of the United Black Youth League were arrested on conspiracy charges for preparing to defend their community from fascists. Ramamurthy places the trial in the context of the urban riots which swept Britain in the summer of 1981 as well as detailing the solidarity campaign, their bold legal defence and eventual acquittal.
Anandi Ramamurthy's history of the Bradford 12 trial, in which twelve members of the United Black Youth League were arrested on conspiracy charges for preparing to defend their community from fascists. Ramamurthy places the trial in the context of the urban riots which swept Britain in the summer of 1981 as well as detailing the solidarity campaign, their bold legal defence and eventual acquittal.
Last modified on Thu 15 Jul 2021 10.21 EDT In the mid-90s, Simon Woolley believed British politics was largely indifferent to minority communities. In 1995, there had been riots in Brixton, south London, after Wayne Douglas, a 26-year-old Black man, had died in police custody, while, after a spate of street robberies, Paul Condon, commissioner of the Metropolitan police, had written a letter to 40 Black community leaders, saying: “Many of the perpetrators of mugging are very young Black people.” The Macpherson report, which found there was “institutional racism” in the Met, was four y...
Brixton 40 years after it was rocked by riots: Gentrified borough of today with its hipster coffee shops and sky-high house prices is a world away from deprived area where black community's anger at being targeted by 'racist' police exploded into violence Brixton Riots in April 1981 were sparked amid growing concerns over unemployment and poor quality housing Tensions boiled over when police ramped-up their use of controversial stop-and-search powers in the area Crackdown viewed as racist among residents, who claimed laws were being used to target young black men Hundreds of police and rioter...
For Labour politicians including Diane Abbott and Paul Boateng, the unrest meant black Britain could no longer be ignored