Instead of any attempt to address the root causes, the main response to riots in London and other cities was to penalise protest.
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When it comes to riots, UK politicians need to acknowledge the real root causes, and address key issues such as failures in community policing.
The policing of black British culture has a long history.
Two violent incidents, a murder and a home invasion, took place just a few miles apart in North London last week. In both cases, armed police were sent to the scene but to very different ends. At the first…
The Mark Duggan inquest jury has concluded, by an 8-2 majority, that the police shooting which sparked riots across England in 2011 was lawful. But their answers to the particular questions, posed by the…
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