What does it take to remoralize society? How do values actually work as social phenomena? Support services for children know that the most successful interventions are long-term ones, but these are not the most attractive options for politicians seeking eye-catching, new policy initiatives.
Why did the riots that swept through urban England last week stop at the Welsh border? And how has the Welsh reaction differed to that of the English?
We only had to look at our English urban spaces to predict that riots would someday sweep across our nation. Our cities have parallel areas, suitable for both the privileged and the underclass, occupying the exact same space: collapse was inevitable
A tiny minority of children in England took part in last week's rioting across some of the nation's major cities. Let's not let the riots further demonise our young people in the eyes of politicians and the general public
French and British cities are alone in Europe in experiencing recurrent urban outbreaks of disorder and mayhem. What can we tell from comparing the English riots to what happened in French cities and towns in 2005?
A 17-year-old rapper from south London explains the deep-seated anger he believes led to rioting across England last week.
A post-riot song by a young south London rapper.
The black youth, together with the ‘feral scum’ of other colours, has always been stopped and searched, detained. But what happens when he/she stops and searches detains the city?
Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy's poem for Tariq Jahan. Tariq lost his son, Haroon, in a hit and run incident during riots in Birmingham, England on Wednesday.
A spontaneous street debate about the London riots.
English courts have been open round the clock sentencing rioters and looters with jail terms. But in doing this they may only be shifting the problem of disorder from the streets to prisons.
Mass disturbances across England last week has left Britain in shock. We thought we understood our society; nothing led us to believe we were on the edge of mayhem.
