Riots made new Spurs stadium possible

The London riots in 2011 unlocked support for the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium at White Hart Lane according to the club's chief executive: Riots and new stadium

Donna-Maria Cullen said: 'All of a sudden there’s focus from local regional and national government. We’d banged our heads against that brick wall for so long. Nobody would have spent money in an area that had no commitment from government to support infrastructure and transport. As soon as we had the riots everyone came back around the table and it was something we could do. We always wanted to stay in Tottenham.'