A charity has spoken out against lengthy custodial sentences, after figures have shown that offenders in the 2011 riots received unusually severe sentences. The Hackney based Howard League for Penal Reform said that sentences handed out were disproportionate, and expressed concerns that they would: “devalue our response to more serious…
As the first anniversary of London’s riots approaches, has it changed the communities it dominated? EastLondonLines reporter Emma Marvin took to the streets of Hackney to find out. John Harris, 67, owner of Harris Electrical Ltd on Lower Clapton Road in Hackney – one of the shops that was heavily looted:…
As EastLondonLines continues to examine the aftermath of the riots that tore through our boroughs three months ago, we asked the people of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Croydon three questions: Are the riots still affecting their lives? How well have the authorities dealt with the aftermath in their area?…
When rioting broke out in Hackney in August, businesses in several parts of the borough became targets for looters and vandals.…
Three months after the riots which devastated large swathes of east and south London, local people say they still feel disenfranchised and victimised, trusting neither their neighbours or the police. This week, EastLondonlines is examining the effects of the rioting on Lewisham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Croydon – and what…
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