Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse

Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse

The Guardian

Chris Grey does what he does best, and what he does best nobody does better.

This is, well, quite good.

#ChristGrey #BrexitBrokeBritain #ukriots2024

https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-riots-represent-moment-of-choice.html

The riots represent a moment of choice for post-Brexit Britain

<a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.online/@ChrisGrey">Mastodon</a>

A Brazilian judge has called Musk out for his Twatter fakery and incitement to civil unrest.
About time someone stood up to him.
How about it Starmer?

https://time.com/6964518/elon-musk-brazil-judge-moraes-free-speech-disinformation/

#ukpolitics #ukpol #labouruk #KeirStarmer #starmer #ukriots #ukriots2024

What to Know About Elon Musk’s Battle With a Brazilian Judge Over Speech on Social Media

A Supreme Court judge in Brazil is taking on disinformation—and going toe-to-toe with X owner Elon Musk, who claims to champion free speech.

Time

Canada and the UK: Are We Facing Similar Violent Immigration Problems?

This article discusses the similarities between Canada and the UK in terms of immigration problems and issues related to violence. Explore the challenges and potential solutions faced by both countries. #Canada #UK #UKRiots #UKRiots2024 #Immigration

https://macsopinion.com/canada-and-the-uk/

Canada And The UK: Are We Facing Similar Violent Immigration Problems? » Mac's Opinion

This article discusses the similarities between Canada and the UK in terms of immigration problems and issues related to violence. Explore the challenges and potential solutions faced by both countries.

Mac\'s Opinion
We are at the stage where a handful of individuals with too much power and access to influence people in their hands can destabilize an entire country. That is why the super rich should never own media companies. All media should be run be groups of people. And the larger the media, the more people should own it. #UKRiots2024

"For almost a week, towns and cities across #England and #NorthernIreland were in the grip of pogromist reaction. [..]

"Throughout, the ‘legitimate concerns’ of the marauders had been defended by a well-heeled faction of the lumpencommentariat [..] More insidious were the routine obfuscations of major broadcasters, such as the BBC insipidly referring to these Poujadist enragés as ‘protesters’..."

https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/dreaming-of-downfall
#UKriots #UKriots2024 #UKpol #UKpolitics #FarRight #UKmedia #fascism

Richard Seymour, Dreaming of Downfall — Sidecar

Riots in the UK.

Sidecar
Here's a cartoon of former Humanitarian turned libertarian far-right nut job Elon Musk as Marvel comic's MODOK.
#UKRiots2024 #RiotsNotProtests #ElonMusk #RacistsNotWelcome #makeracistafraidagain #politics #ClasWar #facism #twitter #boycott #cartoon #marvel #modok

Live: "What Do The Riots Say About Britain?"

#NovaraMedia

#UKRiots2024

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BBC News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-e885e189-aee4-4250-bbfc-c7f3c52f4d48
‘My shop was looted by rioters, then saved by strangers’ - BBC News

#ukriots2024 #antiRacism #uknews

‘My shop was looted by rioters, then saved by strangers’ - BBC News

How a Southport man was deeply affected by violent unrest that targeted his shop - but also by the acts of compassion that followed.

News
There can be no excuses. The UK riots were violent racism fomented by populism

Culture wars have poisoned political debate, normalised Islamophobia and opened wounds that a generation blighted by nativism hoped had closed

The Guardian