Will England’s inner cities burn again this summer?
by Ryan Bridgwater Angry, young and poor: Youth unemployment in Britain stands at over one million and those who are employed face low pay or even no pay in the…
Riot prosecutions raise questions over due process and human rights
The handling of legal cases from the UK riots that took place last week has caused a great deal of controversy. Lawyers in the UK have posed some serious questions…
The rise of the Far-Right after the riots
I wish we could ignore that petition. You know which one. The one that would have innocent people thrown out into the street because of what someone in their family might…
Apocalypse Now
By Anna Perkins This week I pace around my South-West London home and feel the same sensation I’ve been feeling since Monday: vague panic, helplessness, and a strange kind of…
Call in the army? Remember Northern Ireland…
At the time of writing, it’s difficult to comprehend the scale of the trouble in London, not to mention Birmingham, Leeds or Liverpool. One thing is for sure though: the…