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Major newspaper forgets to mention major riot

dwight heet | 13.12.2001 00:05

In its reports on the investigations into riots in the North, the Guardian forgets to mention the Bradford July 7th insurrection.

In its reports on troubles up north today, the Guardian wipes from history the July 7th riots in Bradford. Why? Perhaps because police strategy caused the upheavel - compare an exactly similar situation in Birmingham a couple of weeks later with a different police strategy and no trouble? The publishing of mugshots over several weeks in the local press leading to parents and friends of participants, or participants themselves, turning in to the police as a result of shame? The hefty sentences that have started to be handed out- 4 years for chucking two stones and an empty bottle? How can they forget to mention it?

dwight heet

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  1. Transparent — Seen
  2. it's doubethink! — Irish
  3. oh dear — Tom
  4. voluntary? — internationalist
  5. interesting link but..... — Tom
  6. interesting link but..... — Tom