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Elon Musk lashes out at the UK again as Sunak holidays in California

Elon Musk has accused Britain of being run by a ‘woke stasi’ in his latest rant on the riots

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024

Claims of two-tier policing at far-right riots ‘racist gaslighting’, equality campaigners say

Claims riots policed differently to other disorder dismissed as ‘deliberate racist and Islamophobic dog-whistle’

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024

Starmer is being tough on the rioters, but history shows that preventing further unrest is the real challenge

Reducing public anxieties about immigration is the best way to combat those fuelling such fears for their own ends, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2024

OPINION - I saw the terrible impact of riots in India — and now I fear for England

In February 2002, 59 Hindu pilgrims perished when their train caught fire just outside Godhra station in the Indian state of Gujarat. The cause of the fire was never conclusively established; yet of the many unsubstantiated theories that still swirl around the fire, the one that had the most devastating…

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2024

‘Pretty toxic’ Elon Musk is stoking U.K. race riots, blasts ex–Twitter Europe head

Musk is making a difficult situation in the U.K. worse by siding with violent mobs claiming authorities are policing England’s white communities differently from those of immigrants.

Fortune · Aug 7, 2024

Starmer warned just ‘tinkering’ with EU Brexit deal will not save UK economy

Exclusive: New economic report has blown open the Brexit debate in the UK as the Labour government seeks to strike a fresh deal with the EU

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024

Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far right – and the current violence is the result

As someone who has researched Islamophobia in Britain for a quarter of a century, it is clear to me that the current violence on the streets of Britain is an example of it.

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2024

Tory leadership hopeful says people shouting 'Allahu Akbar' should be arrested

A TORY leadership contender has said people who shout “Allahu Akbar” should be “immediately arrested” by police.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2024

UK riots: Where are possible far-right demonstrations taking place that may lead to violent unrest?

Sir Keir Starmer warned thugs plotting violence this weekend would face the ‘full force of the law’

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2024

Why are riots happening in the UK? Everything you need to know as more planned today

Online disinformation has stoked tensions amongst the far-right

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024