Labour councillor on Wood Green riot
- Title
- Labour councillor on Wood Green riot
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 8 Jul 1981
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:01:52
- Description
- Interview with Labour Party councillor Jeremy Corbyn about the riot in Wood Green, London which left shops destroyed and looted. He says the unrest is probably due to unemployment in the area and police harassment. Female interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Keywords
- London; Police; Violence; Unemployment; Adolescents; Shops; Youth unrest; Riots; Policing practice; Unemployed youth; Haringey; Looting; Wood Green
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LBC/IRN, "Labour councillor on Wood Green riot". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0015500445003 (Accessed 21 Apr 2025)