riots Articles

Midterms The midterms are just 10 weeks away, but there has been surprisingly little coverage in the national media. That is not to say that there has not been a lot by British standards, because there has, but the abundance of world crises over this summer (including...

This weekend, the Telegraph published a letter from members of parliament, peers, campaigners and union leaders opposing the Metropolitan police and mayor’s call for the authorisation of water cannon use. Irritatingly, the letter was signed by some people who have...

Last week it was reported that the government is considering removing benefits from those found guilty of criminal offences. This follows the announcement from some local authorities and housing associations after the recent riots that they would look at evicting...

The political debate over the past year has been dominated by argument over the deficit. How far and how fast to cut. Yet the economic signals in this country and others in recent weeks show that this debate is missing a more urgent point: how countries can secure the...