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Is street violence racist

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Hackney is arguably the most multicultural borough in London, but is it a tolerant place?

People seem to live quite happily side by side, but how much do they know, or care about the culture and identity of the people who live next door?

There is violence on the streets of Hackney and this is sometimes unthinkingly put down to issues of race. But is that really true?


After dark on the streets of Hackkney
The things that grab the headlines is about the gangs. That's not so much about racism as about groups of young people who will find a way of forming links and, often, it's around their postcode.

Meg Hillier MP - Hackney South and Shoreditch



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