2011 England riots riots as a role model to be applied to their political activities in Germany as well. The riots were described by one journalist as "the worst disturbances of their kind since the 1995 Brixton riots". Commentators likened the riots to the Broadwater Farm riot of 1985, during which a police officer, Keith Blakelock, was murdered. The disturbances were preceded by calls for better oversight of the Metropolitan Police, repeating observations which go back to the death of Stephen Lawrence and the New Cross Fire. In April 2011 there was a large nonviolent march to Scotland Yard as a result of
Pembury Estate Pembury Estate The Pembury Estate is a housing estate in the London Borough of Hackney in East London next to the Hackney Downs. The Pembury Estate consists of two sections of the housing estate: Old Pembury and New Pembury. Old Pembury consists 24 walk-up blocks. New Pembury consists of multiple 1960s styled bungalows. The Pembury Estate has approximately 1,500 to 2,000 residents. The Pembury Estate has had a reputation for gang crime and violence. The area saw violent protests during the 2011 England Riots. In 2016 there were reports that a regeneration scheme was planned for the Pembury Estate. However,