Riots In The UK & Kamala Harris' New Running Mate

What is fuelling the far-right riots spreading across England? Who is Kamala Harris’ new running mate? Why has Bangladesh’s prime minister fled the country?

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[obwopoy]

50.00 in. “In nearly every place, more people have shown up the next day to clean up, than the people in the riots. That is the best of Britain”

[Gridpipe]

I dont think most people who have issues with immigration think " all your problems are caused by immigration". I think they think: some issues are caused by immigration and I keep voting for it to be reduced, and the politicians do nothing. That is the real source of frustration, social media posts are the symptom.

[alanw]

In the last 2 years 2.3 million people have immigrated to the U.K. where is the budget for this coming from? We need to fund the associated infrastructure. Low paid immigration will not pay for this. The economy is on its knees, we have a major drug epidemic. Neither party seems to have answers, just “nothing to see here” attitude. Blaming a few thugs is a distraction.

[Rum]

Your taxonomy of rioters seems to omit opportunistic criminals looking to take advantage of a stretched police resource…how does looting help the ‘ideological cause’?

[avasworld]

This is not about the colour of someone's skin, it is about reducing immigration. Reducing immigration is not a 'racist' issue, but the media etc. Like to label it as a racist issue to help it go away. The politicians are too weak to resolve this, or actually want this immigration to continue so anybody who is against immigration they can label a racist. I like having a multicultural society as long as we all live together and respect each other. But the doors cannot be left open as it is affecting loads of British citizens of all races and faith.

[colindonaldson]

My Gran was always negative and depressed about the world, the level of crime and all the foreigners taking over. One day I spoke to he and noticed she was unusually cheerful. I asked my mum what was up, and she said her Daily Mail subscription had run out. This lasted for about six months until one of her neighbours took pity on her and started to bring her the Daily Mail daily. Within no time she was back to the depressed, grumpy and fearful self. Not an empirical study, but still found it fascinating to watch.

[alixptn]

Progressives in America could not be happier with this VP choice. He received endorsements from unions and Bernie Sanders.

[badgerale]

I normally appreciate your insights, but I find your dismissive attitude really disappointing on this issue.

This hasn't happened out of nowhere. It's a Tory government that repeatedly promised to reduce immigration for votes, but never did once elected.

It's a Brexit vote that was implicitly about immigration being won... and then there was even more immigration.

You refuse to engage with that because it would be uncomfortable, but until people do the tensions will continue to boil over.

[Victoria-wdkr]

Disagree about Tim Walz. A genius pick. Just watch his first speech. You can't tick box this stuff - warmth, like-ability, integrity, decency... voters are going to love (even if flawed)

[lukec]

When will Rory and Alistair ever have a detailed conversation about the effects, both positive and negative, of immigration? Based on current british numbers.
I have listened from episode 1 and it has NEVER been discussed or approached with clarity

[Lux-Romance-rdut]

The problem with sharing misinformation being a crime. Is who gets to decide what is misinformation? Because it can only be the Authorities or the Established Media. And everyone may want to think about what would have happened if 'sharing misinformation was a crime" in the following cases: Hillsborough, The Miner's Strike. the Grooming crimes. And maybe also note that all these three incidents are the Authorities screwing up in relation to Northern communities.

[katebatt]

That hotel was also housing abused women fleeing domestic violence and their kids.
I'm old. In my youth, the individuals currently rioting would have been called rent a mob. They are no different to the football hooligans of the 1980s. Their sole purpose is to engage in violence and destruction, and some looting on the side, they enjoy it, the issues are simply an excuse. If not this, there would be something else they'd latch onto to hate, ever decreasing circles of anyone or anything that isn't exactly like them.
It's about time we called it out for what it is, far-right thuggery.
We simply offer false legitimacy to these yobs by discussing the issues in the same breath as the rioting.

[simac]

It's interesting how defining sex, race, and religion is in American poltics. I know these issues will be in play in similar places like the UK, Australia, Canada. But I don't think any of these would say, quite so publicly and deliberatly, 'we can't choose another woman, another black person, someone else from london'. It's a bit weird.

[buzzukfiftythree]

The riots are, predominantly, the result of years of economic neglect of mainly Northern towns and cities by successive governments. Of course there is an appalling racist and anti-Islamic element and that and the dreadful stabbings are what seems to have sparked the latest troubles. But so many people in these areas (largely thanks to the Thatcherite dismantling of the manufacturing and industrial sectors which destroyed many communities), especially young people, feel a sense of hopelessness over job and career prospects. Yes, the perpetrators must be prosecuted and punished, but the new government must also address the deep-seated problems that persist in these neighbourhoods.

[tonyprice]

It's no coincidence that this has come out of the industrially devastated towns and cities of the North of England. Both of you served governments that failed to address the lack of investment and the easy way industry and foreign investment could extract high wage employment from these areas. The Tories have consistently shouted with pride lower taxes while decimating public services. You have also never seriously addressed immigration concerns in areas immigrants are sent to simply because they are run down. The north has waited and waited for tickle down, while the south gets HS2 and cross rail etc etc. To not accept any responsibility as part of the political elite is ridiculous. Now the excuse will be there is no money. Well, we know there is as banks full of it in the Channel Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Gibraltar, but no, we can't touch that less the city of London might cough. This isn't going to go away. These people voted Reform and have less than a handful of MPs, while Labour has a huge majority based on 20% of the eligible vote. People are more unhappy than you, and the rest of the media can get close to understanding. You helped set the system that insists on weak unions, zero security of employment, minimum hour contracts, worst pensions in Europe, and no social housing for young men. They are expected to work long hours with no security for crap wages to be handed to wealthy landlords and then be thankful? Wake up.

[firmbutton]

It’s doesn’t help politicising the word Islamophobia. That is a genuine fear, not of Muslims but of islam.

[luckylady]

Walz was in the national guard for 24 years retired as a command Sargent major, was a congressman for 14 years, chairman of the veterans affairs committee. He then ran for governor 2 times and won. Tim Walz is more interesting than Rory appears to understand.

[fozzybear]

possibly allowing 700+ thousand legal migrants a year into the country is causing problems for local communities not sure how we can keep housing them when it takes 5 years to "build" 1.5 mill houses

[graemeharris]

A phobia is an unbased unreasonable fear.
Is Islam such a thing?

[mgoboski]

Can someone ask why there's no "Hinduphobia"? They're largely brown people, too. But they also respect our values, assimilate, and contribute to society in very positive ways. Quit blaming the wrong people.