London Borough of Newham
Director of Planning, Regeneration, and Development Services for the London Borough of Newham, a poor borough in East London adjacent to the Olympic Park
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John East
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Riots in London and Next Year's Olympic Games Prime Minister David Cameron says the delayed response by London police helped lead to Britain's worst riots in decades. With 16,000 officers on the streets today, London was quiet, but other parts of the country saw looting and violence, and ethnic tensions are rising. There's debate about root causes.
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