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Young progressives Articles

Beyond the ‘banlieue’

Three weeks ago parts of London erupted in violence. Now, as the August lull fades, it seems that the memory of those scary few days is as well. The worst thing we could do now is forget the real problems which triggered that violence.  The people, old and young, who...
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Social media questions

The use of social media in last week’s riots, for both good and bad, has been well documented and analysed. However, in Nottingham, like I’m sure in other cities, we encountered an additional problem with social media. Nottingham is a city that last week feared an...
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When a riot isn’t a riot

The violence we've seen in London over the past three days has been indiscriminate. The family of Mark Duggan deserve answers from the police, and they must get them sooner rather than later. But the masked mobs on our streets are not rioters, they are criminals, and...
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Putting the toothpaste back in the tube

One form of unintended consequences is: ‘A perverse effect contrary to what was originally intended’ and this is precisely the issue Labour will face when back in government. Labour introduced academies in order to bring much needed funding into our crumbling state...
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