journalists go away, as they tell us not the story people are that’s interested in…’ Open letter from Reclaim, published in Guardian, 25 August 2008. Enforced conscription is the answer to sick yobs Sue Carroll, Mirror, 2 March 2009 other than better describes the swarms of ‘What word “feral” hooligans abandoned to their own devices by slattern mothers and No one crosses the road if they spot absentee “babyfathers”? a crocodile of Boy Scouts coming in the other direction. But nor does anyone in their right mind risk walking through a scrum of hoodies hogging the pavement not unless they fancy a knife in – their ribs.’ Richard Littlejohn, Daily Mail,18 November 2008 Sick vid posted by Rhys gangs street gang with links to the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones ‘A have posted a sickening video glorifying violence. Footage shows an unidentified youngster who has apparently been kidnapped by violent thugs (see multimedia links, right)....’ Sun, 7 January 2009 in, moving to ‘If Obama gets I’m America’ Young black British men on the role models that give them hope Moboshir Ali, 19, currently looking for work: ‘Lewis Hamilton? Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Now in the history books. It he’s was so good. I care about Obama, though. I give up on don’t politics.’ is my hometown, easy Joshua Ellison, 17, student: ‘Hackney it’s to blend in but if Obama gets in, moving to America, – I’m bwoy! excited about Lewis Hamilton, too, and really happy I’m for him.’ Julius Soares, 19, engineering black man being student: ‘A president! It makes me feel in the future I can be whatever I want to be. me, He’s inspired definitely.’
journalists go away, as they tell us that’s not the story people are interested in…’ Open letter from Reclaim, published in Guardian, 25 August 2008. Enforced conscription is the answer to sick yobs Sue Carroll, Mirror, 2 March 2009 ‘What word other than “feral” better describes the swarms of hooligans abandoned to their own devices by slattern mothers and absentee “babyfathers”? No one crosses the road if they spot a crocodile of Boy Scouts coming in the other direction. But nor does anyone in their right mind risk walking through a scrum of hoodies hogging the pavement – not unless they fancy a knife in their ribs.’ Richard Littlejohn, Daily Mail,18 November 2008 Sick vid posted by Rhys gangs ‘A street gang with links to the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones have posted a sickening video glorifying violence. Footage shows an unidentified youngster who has apparently been kidnapped by violent thugs (see multimedia links, right)....’ Sun, 7 January 2009 ‘If Obama gets in, I’m moving to America’ Young black British men on the role models that give them hope Moboshir Ali, 19, currently looking for work: ‘Lewis Hamilton? Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Now he’s in the history books. It was so good. I don’t care about Obama, though. I give up on politics.’ Joshua Ellison, 17, student: ‘Hackney is my hometown, it’s easy to blend in – but if Obama gets in, I’m moving to America, bwoy! I’m excited about Lewis Hamilton, too, and really happy for him.’ Julius Soares, 19, engineering student: ‘A black man being president! It makes me feel in the future I can be whatever I want to be. He’s inspired me, definitely.’
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