"the riots have been prosecuted as though they were random thuggery, although they emerge from a long and organised campaign of hatred directed towards asylum seekers, immigrants and Muslims" – George Monbiot

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/14/peaceful-protest-punished-britain-racist-rioting-real-two-tier-justice?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

‘Two-tier justice’ in Britain is real – but it’s not what the right says it is

Compare the rioters’ prison sentences with those of Just Stop Oil. How can our justice system claim to be blind, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian