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Why the U.K. riots have more to do with austerity than criminality
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Why the U.K. riots have more to do with austerity than criminality

Greg Martin
ON Line Opinion: Australia's e-journal of social and political debate
15/08/2011
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https://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=12470View
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Can references by the media and politicians to “feral youth”, “mindless thuggery” and “sheer criminality” in relation to the U.K. riots be justified in the context of austerity measures, policing practices and a pernicious culture of consumption?

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