It was in Brixton in 1981 that Britain saw the first widespread use of petrol bombs by demonstrators. Subsequently, the Government poured in huge sums of money for the area's development and sought to address what it felt was the underlying cause of the '81 riots—racial tension. But the Brixton riots—coming barely a few months after the Bradford riots in which Asian youths took to the streets protesting against police high-handedness—will keep the debate on race relations simmering.