The sentences, are as the Daily Mail points out, tougher than many handed out to muggers, sex attackers and killer drivers, but supports evidence that judges want to reflect public demands for the strictest possible punishments for rioters.
A man charged with an arson attack on a furniture store in Croydon and several charged in connection with the murder of three men in Birmingham appear...
Britain enjoys an enviable reputation as a peaceful, civilised, tolerant country. That is why these events have shocked international observers as much as they have shamed Brits.