Verdict on UK riots: people need a 'stake in society', says report
An independent panel set up by the government to study the causes of last summer's riots calls for more people to be given "a stake in society" to help prevent a repeat of the disturbances. The report, by the Riots Communities and Victims Panel, concludes that the riots were fuelled by a range of factors including a lack of opportunities for young people, poor parenting, a failure of the justice s
Joblessness and 'toxic relations' with police are blamed for Tottenham riot
A "citizens inquiry" into the riots in Tottenham will conclude they were partly caused by high youth unemployment and toxic relations with local police, arguing the disorder reveals the need for a major regeneration project in the area. The north London borough was the first place to suffer riots last summer, when a protest about the police shooting of local man Mark Duggan turned violent. The tro
UK riots analysis reveals gangs did not play pivotal role
Gangs did not play a pivotal role in the August riots, according to the latest official analysis of those arrested during the disturbances. Official figures show that 13% of those arrested in the riots have been identified as gang members, rising to 19% in London. But even where police identified gang members being present, most forces believe they did not play a pivotal role. The finding by senio
Blaming a moral decline for the riots makes good headlines but bad policy | Tony Blair
Talk of a general malaise is misguided. The country's problems stem from too many dysfunctional households Both David Cameron and Ed Miliband made excellent speeches last week and there was much to agree with in what they said. None the less, in the overall commentary on the riots, I think we are in danger of the wrong analysis leading to the wrong diagnosis, leading to the wrong prescription. The
ロンドン暴動の闇、ミンゲラ監督の遺言
アンソニー・ミンゲラ監督といえば、代表作の『イングリッシュ・ペイシェント』をはじめ、『リプリー』、『コールド・マウンテン』など独自の美学に貫かれた作り込みが特徴的でした。特に、この３作の場合は、撮影監督のジョン・シールが創りだす彩度を高めた人工的な光と影の空間、ガブリエル・ヤレドの砂糖菓子のように甘い音楽が、監督自身の筆による凝りに凝った脚本との相乗効果を発揮していた、その総合映像芸術としての成果は長く語り継がれていいと思います。 そのミンゲラ監督は、２００８年に惜しくも５４歳の若さで他界しています。ケイト・ウィンスレットがオスカーの主演女優賞を取った『愛を読むひと』のプロデュースが遺作となりました。そのミンゲラ監督に、２００６年に『こわれゆく世界の中で（原題は "Braking and Entering"）』という作品があります。監督としては最後の作品で、遺作ということではこちらを挙げる
Slavoj Žižek · Shoplifters of the World Unite
Repetition, according to Hegel, plays a crucial role in history: when something happens just once, it may be dismissed as an accident, something that might have been avoided if the situation had been handled differently; but when the same event repeats itself, it is a sign that a deeper historical process is unfolding. When Napoleon lost at Leipzig in 1813, it looked like bad luck; when he lost ag
John Perry | Council housing isn't welfare
As part of the authoritarian crackdown following last week’s riots, David Cameron announced on Friday that rioters should be evicted from their council houses – even though the only thing that we know for sure about the connection between riots and where people live is that some of the disturbances happened in or near social housing estates like Pembury (which is owned not by Hackney Council but b
The Sons of Brixton
London is burning. And over four consecutive nights, the conflagration has engulfed multiple cities across the United Kingdom, including Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Nottingham, and Leeds. According to some early estimates, the total cost of the vandalism and extra police could run into the hundreds of millions of pounds. In response, British Prime Minister David Cameron has recalle
Police revolt against David Cameron's reform agenda
Senior police officers were in open revolt over the government's police reform agenda on Friday, reacting furiously to criticism of the way they handled the riots, and turning their fire on the home secretary, Theresa May, after she suggested she had instructed the police to take a tougher line. Faced with an onslaught from all levels of the police, David Cameron tried to beat a retreat, lavishly
David Starkey claims 'the whites have become black'
David Starkey on UK riots: 'The whites have become black'. Credit: BBC BBC The historian and broadcaster David Starkey has provoked a storm of criticism after claiming during a televised discussion about the riots that "the problem is that the whites have become black". In an appearance on BBC2's Newsnight, Starkey spoke of "a profound cultural change" and said he had been re-reading Enoch Powell'
Opinion | What isn’t behind the London riots
To a watching world, the sight of Britain on fire this week has surely been shocking. The looting and torching has revealed an inner-city London, Birmingham and Manchester seldom glimpsed in the England usually offered for export via soft-focus period dramas, Hugh Grant movies or stories on Will and Kate. If the revelation has puzzled outsiders, it has confused Britons no less. The mood here is a
The Kids Aren't Alright
LONDON — Buildings are charred and shops barricaded closed. Helicopters circle low overhead. London’s prison cells are all full. Police are flooding the streets of the capital. For four days now, mobs have run amok in multiple areas across this city, looting, brawling, and terrorizing people. As a mob stormed through a warm Monday night on a west London street, restaurants locked their doors and d
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David Cameron and Tony Blair clash over cause of riots
Opinion | Wrong Answers in Britain (Published 2011)
Cameron Ends Bid to Hire Ex-New York Police Chief (Published 2011)
Looting with the lights on | Naomi Klein
After British Riots, Conflicting Answers as to ‘Why’ (Published 2011)
The militarisation of policing the riots would be a deadly mistake | Diane Abbott
Please Britain, don't let Mubarak inspire your response to unrest | Mona Eltahawy
Police presence to be maintained