I don't call it Rioting...

An antagonistic BBC interview with the writer Darcus Howe about the riots in England at the beginning of August 2011. Howe puts the rioting in the context of other revolts that have taken place:


"I don't call it rioting, I call it an insurrection...of the masses of the people. It is happening in Syria, it is happening in Clapham, it's happening in Liverpool, it's happening in Port-au-Spain, Trinidad, and that is the nature of the historical moment."

Team: BBC

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Article in The Guardian (English)Article about the connections between the uprising and the financial crisis (English)"Showing the rich people we can do what we want", BBC news article (English)"Riot Polit-Econ", Mute article (English)

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