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Still a long road to recovery

One year after the riots in Tottenham, which led to four days of disorder in England, how is this part of London recovering, and what part is the Church playing, asks Christine Miles

"ALL RIOTS begin with a flashpoint, whether you're looking at riots in Parisian suburbs, in LA in the '80s, in Brixton . . . or indeed in Burnley, Bradford, or Birmingham - they begin with a spark.

"That spark is usually a perceived act of police brutality, the police coming to represent the state, and young people, or people of colour, feeling hard done by that experience. Tottenham was no different," says the MP for Tottenham, David Lammy.

After the disorder was seen in ...

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Wed 22 May 13 @ 20:21
'St Mary Magdalene Church, Greenlaw Street open this evening for those who want to pray and reflect on this tragic incident.' #Woolwich

Wed 22 May 13 @ 20:19
Bishop of Woolwich comments on this afternoon's suspected terror attack: http://t.co/R9HP3xKvOo