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Thursday 15 September 2011

Riots in the UK

There were a series of violent riots across England during August 2011.



Fired by cuts, rising unemployment and poverty, these riots shocked the British people - and led to a great deal of analysis by sociologists.

To read about the riots, try here, or a Google search.

To find out who rioted and why in more detail, look at the BBC's special site.

For example, what percentage of those arrested were women? Which areas did the rioters come from?


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