Has the French civil war crossed the Channel?
French rioters have ballot-box representation; English rioters have no leader.
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Understanding England’s anarchy
We must condemn these lawless riots – but we must also confront the anger behind them.
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Keir Starmer’s Elon Musk problem
The rancour of X’s digital square has spilled on to the English high street.
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Conservatives don’t know what to say about the far-right riots
It shouldn’t be hard for the party of law and order to come up with a line on a subject…
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How did rioting constituencies vote?
It is wrong to assume the Reform vote maps on easily to rioting constituencies.
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Is cocaine driving the British riots?
Easy highs have become a national addiction.
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Social media has turned the riots into a spectacle
The former chief Crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal reveals how technology has both hurt and helped the state.
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Former Chief Prosecutor: “We’ve forgotten about those three little girls”
Nazir Afzal was a chief crown prosecutor in 2011 during the August riots.
The far right’s cynical rage
Labour is right to be worried about the threat of digitally stoked populism.
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How disinformation turned Southport’s tragedy into violence
Riots leave social platforms with “questions to answer”
We cannot let the Southport stabbings be used to incite hatred
It is disgusting that anyone would use the violent murder of three young girls to further their own divisive political…
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