LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Calls for inquiry to prevent Brixton riots

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 Jan 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:07

Description

Interview with a Lambeth council leader (poss. Ted Knight) on the need for an inquiry like Lord Scarman’s in 1981 to avoid further riots in Brixton due to social problems including unemployment. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Ted Knight?

Keywords

London; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Housing; Violence; Unemployment; Youth unrest; Riots; Lambeth; Black peoples; Brixton; Disadvantaged youth; Public inquiries; Leslie Scarman

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