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UK Riots

Gold for Bolt, the Olympics, riot anniversary and Jamaica 50- what a weekend

This weekend has been one of anticipation. Team Jamaica were due to run in both the men’s and women’s 100m Olympic finals, the anniversary of the UK riots was on …

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Riot report – riots made worse by TV and social media

The latest report on the riots published by the Riots, Communities and Victims Panel claims a lack of support and opportunity for young people contributed to the outbreak of riots in …

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Ministry of Justice releases riot convictions statistics

Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice show that of the many people arrested for involvement in the UK August riots only 13% were identified as gang members. Even in …

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UK riots – everyday life amplified

People have branded the recent UK riots and uprising as senseless violence. For me it has been a highlighted section of our normal life, just sped up and multiplied. Violence, …

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Brixton Riots 1985

The 1985 Brixton riots, started on 28 September in Lambeth in South London. It was the second major riot that the area had witnessed in the space of four years, the …

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Rioting idiots

The UK riots have brought out the stupid in a lot of people. People who would never normally steal things took the opportunity to grab some free stuff. I put …

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David Starkey: The whites have become black

Historian David Starkey has told BBC’s Newsnight ”the whites have become black” in a discussion on the England riots. This interview shows Mr Starkey to be a clueless racist fart. …

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2011 UK riots: Racist’s getting it twisted

This week’s UK riots have been viewed quite gleefully by racists as a ‘black thing’. This has set race relations back about 10 years and when the next election comes …

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The Windrush Years – (1948-1998)

The arrival of the SS Empire Windrush at Tilbury Dicks, Essex in June, 1948 was a pivotal moment in British History. The ship carried 1,027 passengers from several Caribbean countries. …

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