Thursday, 19 January 2012

The Guardian Article - 09.08.2011




The prime minister cut short his holiday and flew back to Britain asLondon witnessed devastating scenes of violence stretching the emergency services beyond limit on a third night of rioting in the capital.

The idea that Cameron has taken an unnecessary time to come back and deal with these problems suggests 'The Guardian' is slightly Left Wing.















Disturbances continued into the early hours on a breathtaking scale, and they spread outside London for the first time with riots reported in Birmingham and Liverpool.
This particular section from the article raises the issue that disobedient youths act like a virus and are influenced by each other. It also echos the idea that this crime is evident in many other areas then just London.

He was travelling on a UK military flight leaving Italy at 3am. Asked why the prime minister had now decided to return, a Downing Street source said: "The situation has become more serious."
This part emphasised the idea that the PM has failed to stop such a 'pandemic of mischief' to escalate to  a serious riot.

"Words fail me. It's just gone, it's five generations. My father is distraught at the moment. It's just mindless thuggery," said owner Trevor Reeves. 
Although the contrast between 'Daily Express' and 'The Guardian' is different, the same quote has been used in both of them. This then reinforces 'The Cycle of Deprivation' again.





Witnesses said a 100-strong mob cheered as a shop in the centre of Peckham was torched and one masked thug shouted: "The West End's going down next."
The quote from this section highlights the youths aggression and portrays them as negative.

Boris Johnson, mayor of London, also cut his holiday in North America short and was returning overnight. Kit Malthouse, London's deputy mayor of policing, said: "I don't think anybody could have predicted this sort of horrendous spectacle."
Similar to Cameron, the Mayor also returned from holiday, and in contrast to Cameron, he returned much quicker. This may suggest he was more concerned then the top man in political hierarchy.


The Guardian understands senior officers are prepared to add more areas to the list. The special powers have been perceived as targeting certain ethnic groups, thus fuelling tensions.

'The Guardian' states there own views that racial harmony is being abused by making the public believe other ethnic groups is to blame. Therefore, showing they disagreement to Right Wing politics.


"Somebody described it as gangs of kids doing Supermarket Sweep. It was Curry's where they were after plasma screen TVs, and H&M and Foot Locker where it was clothes and trainers. It wasn't about social issues, it was an opportunity to go on the rob."

This quote highlights the idea that young youths only act the way they do on impulse, rather then to make a political point about there social class. Therefore, perceiving them as mischievous people.




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