Ten years after 9/11, the 'War on Terror' in Britain is being replaced by a 'War on the Underclass' as exceptional legal powers and the militarization of the police come to constitute the new normal.
As right wing commentators channel Enoch Powell, Steven Hirschler counts the human cost of misdiagnosing civil unrest
Notting Hill Carnival - despite predictions of disorder after London's riots - was hailed as 'peaceful' and a 'success'. The price was basic civil liberties, as the normal rule of law was suspended across the capital, and stop-and-search powers abused
What might we hope for from life? Watching the London riots from afar John Berger finds a small passport that lets him visualise what is missing from a looter's expectations
The riots and their aftermath invoked both shame and pride in England. Many members of the Islamic and other minority faith communities were praised for their bravery and dignity. But will this change the English public's attitude towards Muslims?
Before the riots, young people growing up in poverty in London faced the threat of criminalisation. Now, living publicly in the city as a deprived young person practically amounts to criminal activity
Britain's baby boomers gave little thought to the next generation, while the state has gradually abrogated its duties towards the young. So don't denounce the parents of the rioters: it is the parents' generation that is to blame
A lecturer at Oxford University remembers her teenagehood as a native Jamaican in Hackney, one of London's poorest boroughs and one of the worst-hit by last week's riots. The reflection leads her to ask if she would have achieved success if she had grown up in the Britain of today
A four-night outbreak of riotous disorder in London and other English cities in early August 2011 is a potent argument for social repair. But lack of agreement on fundamentals could soon prove fatal to progress, says David Hayes.
To understand the riots that swept across English cities, remember the carnival: a temporary lapse in the normal social order when the law is suspended and the oppressed become free
