By Adam Ramsay, August 8, 2011. The most surprising thing about these riots is that anyone is surprised. Here in Oxfordshire, youth workers have been predicting for months that things would kick off this summer. Of course there are riots. … Continue reading
By Richard Curtis 15 August 2011 There were a couple of major events last week, one of which will have a dramatic long term effect on all our lives here in the UK and the other was, of course, the … Continue reading
By Lucy Brown 23 August 2011 The Guardian has begun to assess the data streaming in from courts in London, Manchester, Birmingham and elsewhere on the sentences handed down to those convicted of offences during the days of unrest in … Continue reading
By Bob Bluffield 4 September 2011 The most poignant scene that came out of the dreadful violence of the last week has been the highly emotive and dignified speech made by Tariq Jahan, the father of Haroon, one of the … Continue reading
Prime Minister’s Questions today was dominated by the 80k rise in unemployment figures reported this morning, which bring the total number of jobless in the UK to 2.51 million in the three months to July. While the issue was hotly … Continue reading
Three articles have been added since Friday’s blog. We chose a piece titled We Cannot Make Excuses for Rioting – But Parliament Must Tackle Social Deprivation for the front page article because we this is one of the best commentaries … Continue reading