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Class War issue 61: Editorial
Bad government, unemployment and social depravation lead to riots...and watching Going For Gold is duller than waiting for the kettle to boil. It's obvious and common sense.
But academics and government officials are notoriously short of the stuff that tells us not to stand in the middle of the M1 if we want to collect our pension.
A truth isn't a truth to them until it's published in the form of a long, laborious study. Finally, a report has surfaced that shows that poverty and rioting are inextricably linked. At last!
The Centre for the Study of Public Order are the ones who have compiled this report. Among the small print is the 'revelation' that police harassment leads to increased tension and general distrust of the boys in blue. You don't have to be Clive Anderson, or have a string of letters after your name and a brain the size of a planet to figure that one out.
But these academics and public officials have been trapped inside their Volvos and French holiday homes for the last ten years, their only contact with the outside world is when they tune into Desert Island Discs. So they can be forgiven for being at least a decade behind us ordinary mortals.
Given that their report repeats what Class War, amongst others, has been saying for years, the Cabinet is unlikely to take it too seriously. Especially since the conclusion is that the last 13 years have been a period of "alarmingly bad government".
No doubt the Centre for the Study of Public Order will find itself without funding next year. They predict more riots and unrest...bring a bottle!
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