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Riots 2011

  • August 21, 2011
    Hundreds lobby Wandsworth Council against evictions

    Wandsworth Borough Council is under pressure not to punish the family members of people accused of taking part in riots, by evicting them from their homes.

  • August 15, 2011
    Guarding our tongues on violence and disorder

    Purity and simplicity are quite rare qualities. When "pure and simple" is used to describe something which is in reality challenging and complex, it often accompanies the desire to mislead or to close down argument.

  • August 12, 2011
    Rich thugs, poor thugs

    Right-wing columnists are having a field day in the wake of the riots, demonising single parents, benefit recipients and working class people generally. To be consistent in condemning looting, we should criticise not only the rioters but the wealthy bankers and politicians who are looting our society.

  • August 10, 2011
    Riots, looting and the hypocrisy of Boris Johnson

    The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, appeared on Radio 4 this morning (10 August) and was asked about the underlying causes of the recent riots. He attributed them to a “sense of entitlement” among young people who were showing the effects of a lack of discipline in school.