England riots study: Anti-police anger 'was factor'
Anti-police sentiment was a significant factor in the summer riots in cities across England, according to a study on causes of the unrest. The study by the London School of Economics and the Guardian newspaper, external involved interviews with 270 rioters. Of those interviewed, 85% cited anger at policing practices as a key factor in why the violence happened. The Association of Chief Police Offi
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Rioters from across England describe how it felt to be caught up in the chaos that engulfed the country last summer He looked on as youths with covered faces pushed a second police car across the road. It struck a wall and rolled back into the street. Alex, who is 32, white, and from south London, watched the young men smash the windows and put a black bin-bag on the seat. Then he joined in. "I we
English riots were 'a sort of revenge' against the police
"The police is the biggest gang out there." This view of the police, or variations of it, emerged frequently in 270 interviews of people who took part in August's riots across cities in England. Of those participants questioned for the Reading the Riots study, a Guardian/London School of Economics project, 85% said policing was an "important" or "very important" factor in why the riots happened. A
Permanent underclass is emerging in UK, businesses warn
Britain risks creating an underclass of people who are permanently excluded from the prospect of employment, a report published on Thursday warns. The survey of 1,000 UK employees and 500 employers, conducted between July and September, shows that 73% of businesses and 84% of workers believe there is a permanent underclass emerging, for whom a poor education and background leaves them largely unem
メディア・パブ: 暴動時のソーシャルメディアの一時停止、英政府だけでなくて市民も支持
英政府だけでなくて市民も、暴動が勃発した時にフェイスブックやツイッターなどのソーシャルメディアサービスを一時停止させることを支持している。 Unisysの調査によると、暴動が起きた時にソーシャルメディアサイトを一時シャットダウンさせることに対して、大人973人の回答者のうち70%の人が “completely” agree あるいは“somewhat” agreeと答えている。また46%の人は、政府がソーシャルネット・ユーザーのデータに‘open access’できるべきと答えたという。もちろん、高齢層の回答を色濃く反映した結果であるようだが、保守化傾向は英国だけではなさそう。 今年8月のロンドンをはじめとする暴動は、ツイッター、フェイスブック、ブラックベリー・メッセンジャーなどを介して激しくなり、英国各都市に飛び火した。放火や略奪の無法状態に陥った。そこで、キャメロン首相がソーシャルメデ
Opportunism and dissatisfaction with police drove rioters, study finds
Penny Young, the chief executive of NatCen, which was commissioned to conduct the study for the Cabinet Office, said: "This is the first research to hear directly from young people about the riots. "It is clear from the findings that there is no simple explanation as to why young people got involved, but it is extremely beneficial in aiding our insights into what happened and exploring different m
England rioters 'poor and young'
Riots spread to several areas of England over a number of days in August The most comprehensive statistics published so far on people charged over the August riots in England reveal they were poorer, younger and of lower educational achievement than average. The government figures show 13% of those arrested were gang members. In terms of ethnicity, 42% of those charged were white, 46% black, 7% As
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