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Leeds Riots: Review of the Root cause

July 20, 2024 Published by: Roma Foundation

Well, some papers are saying that maybe one should review why social services were trying to remove all children from a family while the parents were away …

Leeds council conducting ‘urgent review’ of ‘family matter’ that appeared to spark riots as home secretary condemns ‘audacious criminality’. In: Sky News. 19.07.2024. https://news.sky.com/story/leeds-council-conducting-urgent-review-of-family-matter-that-appeared-to-spark-riots-as-home-secretary-condemns-audacious-criminality-13181153
Leeds riots – latest: Arrests made over Harehills disorder as council urgently reviews ‘family matter’ case. In: The Independent. 19.07.2024. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/leeds-riots-2024-cause-harehills-violence-latest-news-b2582980.html

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Leeds Riots: The Tabloid Views

July 20, 2024 Published by: Roma Foundation

Needless to say, now that the rioters were Roma, tabloids are in full swing.

Inside the Roma community ‘persecuted’ by police: How violent Leeds riots were the latest act of lawlessness to hit a deprived suburb where ‘a problem for one is a problem for all’. In: The Daily Mail. 19.07.2024. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13652631/Roma-police-Leeds-riots-locals.html
Leeds Harehills riot major update as Roma community warned after ‘family matter’ violence. In: The Express. 19.07.2024. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1925653/leeds-harehills-riot-major-update-Roma-family

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Leeds Riots: A Balanced view

July 20, 2024 Published by: Roma Foundation

A good article about the events in Leeds.

‘We’re in it together’: how unrest in Leeds escalated – and was defused. In: The Guardian. 19.07.2024. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/19/how-unrest-in-leeds-escalated-and-was-defused-harehills