• The Oldham riots were a brief period of violent rioting which occurred in Oldham, a town in Greater Manchester, England, in May 2001. They were ethnically-motivated...
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    violence: 2001 Oldham riots 2001 Harehills riot 2005 French riots 2005 Cronulla riots Non-sectarian: 2008 Greek riots CNN:Far-right accused over UK riots Archived...
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  • 2001 England riots may refer to: 2001 Bradford riots 2001 Harehills riot 2001 Oldham riots This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
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    major riots broke out in the town. Occurring with particular intensity in the Glodwick and Coldhurst areas of the town, the 2001 Oldham riots were the...
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    was widely interpreted to be a reaction to the serious race riots that had occurred in Oldham (and other northern towns) a few months earlier.[citation...
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  • Riots, May 1, 2001 (London, England). 2001Oldham Riots, May (Oldham, Greater Manchester, England) 2001 – Kraków Riots, June (Kraków, Poland ) 2001...
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    The Riot Act 1714 was introduced during a time of civil disturbance in Great Britain, including the Sacheverell riots of 1710, the Coronation riots of...
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  • list of ethnic riots by country, and includes riots based on ethnic, sectarian, xenophobic, and racial conflict. Some of these riots can also be classified...
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    Michael Meacher respectively. Following the Oldham Riots in 2001, Oldham West and Royton gained notoriety at the 2001 general election when the leader of the...
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  • Lancashire. Oldham Advertiser List of newspapers in the United Kingdom Bagguley, Paul; Hussain, Yasmin (2016) [2008]. "The Riots of 2001: an Overview...
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  • Crisis situations and unrest in Europe since 2000 (category Riots and civil disorder in Europe)
    October Gothenburg riots during European Council and EU-US summit from 14 to 16 June 2001 Oldham riots 2001 Harehills riot 2001 Bradford riots Pride March in...
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  • Tottenham: the Broadwater Farm riots of 1985". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2021. As north London is gripped by riots, we take a look at the events...
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  • Exeter; Iftekhar Bokhari of the Hussainia Mosque in Burnley, and the 2001 Oldham riots; Oussama Kassir and terrorist Haroon Rashid Aswat, deported from Zambia...
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  • the UK. He was also on the 2001 Oldham riots Inquiry which was set up to investigate the riots that occurred in May 2001. He was an open critic of the...
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    showing in the neighbouring Oldham West and Royton constituency, this was interpreted as a reaction to the 2001 Oldham race riots. At the 2005 election the...
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  • Griffin's reforms and more to do with external factors such as the 2001 Oldham riots. In turn, Griffin criticised Tyndall in the pages of Identity, claiming...
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  • Pulp-like song "You Got the Style" is in waltz time and talks about the 2001 Oldham riots. The chorus section incorporates a section of "Hot in Herre" (2002)...
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    Professor Ted Cantle, commissioned by the Government to investigate the 2001 Oldham riots, urged a "more sophisticated approach" using reasoned arguments, to...
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  • Glodwick (category Areas of Oldham)
    to the area. In May 2001, Glodwick was the centre of controversy as it was at the heart of the Oldham Riots - large scale rioting said to be fuelled by...
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  • The Newlyn riots occurred in Newlyn, Cornwall, UK in May 1896. Cornish fishermen did not believe in landing fish on a Sunday, so other fleets exploited...
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  • Just Before the Rain was a play created in the aftermath of the 2001 Oldham race riots. Commissioned by Peshkar Productions, it was a devised piece involving...
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    the glare and scrutiny of the media spotlight in the aftermath of the Oldham Riots, and the schools attracted criticism. The Liberal Democrat education...
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  • Riots often occur in reaction to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. Riots may be the outcome of a sporting event, although many riots have occurred...
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    The Ely and Littleport riots of 1816, also known as the Ely riots or Littleport riots, occurred between 22 and 24 May 1816 in the Isle of Ely (now in Cambridgeshire)...
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    National Party leader Nick Griffin in Oldham West and Royton, in the wake of recent race riots in the town of Oldham. In Northern Ireland, the election was...
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    events that escalated into a five-day period of rioting known as the Oldham Riots. On 31 August 2010, Breeze Hill School and Counthill School merged to...
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  • leader, although in 2001 he was reported in the Daily Mirror as having played a leading role in instigating the riots in Oldham. Troy Southgate, as well...
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  • report on the Bradford race riots (Ouseley 2001),and the Cantle Report on the Oldham, Burnley and Bradford riots (Cantle 2001), focused on cultural difference...
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    and riot policing. The service has policed notable riots such as the 2001 Oldham race riots, the 2008 UEFA Cup final riots and the 2011 England riots which...
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    and was selected as one of the party's two candidates for the June 1899 Oldham by-election. While campaigning, Churchill referred to himself as "a Conservative...
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