cdfox7 wrote:
BassMan_720 read some of my past comments this had sweet FA to do with the Toxtie riots of the 80s, as thoses riots were started by people local to the Toxteth area, last nites riots had about 60% of people from the north end of Liverpool starting it.
Edit: I do know what am talking about as I know a few people who do community work in Toxteth plus I have friends and family friends living in that part of Liverpool.
I agree that these riots are not linked. However there are several similarities regarding the social pressures that IMO were the root cause behind the riots. With respect to the 1980 riots you are wrong. I can speak from first hand (OK, I’ve outed myself as a scouser). I was studying in Liverpool at the time and had to pass through Toxteth on a daily basis. The 1980 riots started as a small local affair but very quickly built up with people coming to “join the fun” from much further afield than North Liverpool.
cdfox7 wrote:
Don't trust the Tories as after the Toxeth riots back in the 80s they did say that they would resolve the social issues that riot pointed out, they did jack sh**! ! Its taken my city 20 years to recover from the '81 and '85 riots.
Also not true. Much of Toxteth was redeveloped after the riots. Believe it or not, it has gone up-market in a big way since the 1980s. I doubt if so much money would have been pumped into the area if there were no need to keep a lid on the troubles.
I’d rather not say any more on this because I am starting to sound pro riot, which I am not. Yes, the people inciting riot are scumbags that are ruining the lives of ordinary people. However, I can understand their frustration. One of the reasons I left the UK was because of the gradual erosion of freedom and democracy by stealth. Perhaps it is time the politicians from all political views in the UK sat up and started to bring back some true democracy to the country, by speaking up for the people that they are supposed to represent rather than following party whips blindly. Ordinary people do not feel that they have a voice that can be heard.