The Broadwater Farm riots, 40 years on

Willis, Roxana ORCID: 0000-0002-1081-8370 (2025) The Broadwater Farm riots, 40 years on. British Politics and Policy at LSE (13 Oct 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The Broadwater Farm riots in north London were at the forefront of the struggle for racial justice in Britain. Forty years on, Roxana Willis recounts the social and political context to the events through the testimony of Sharon Grant, and outlines the lessons for confronting racial injustice in Britain today.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Law School
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	14 Nov 2025 13:06
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2025 13:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130214

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