“The #riots did not emerge from a vacuum but were fed by years of anti-migrant and #antiMuslimrhetoric and campaigning from the #farright, from mainstream politicians and the #reactionarypress.”

Local. Left behind. Prey to #populistpolitics? What the data tells us about the 2024 UK rioters | UK news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/25/local-left-behind-prey-to-populist-politics-data-2024-uk-rioters

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