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Felicity A Morse

The Hackney Heroine: 'Nothing's Changed'

HuffingtonPost.com | Felicity A Morse | Posted 04.08.2012 | UK
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Pauline Pearce, dubbed the 'Hackney Heroine', shot to fame after footage of her berating rioters was watched by thousands on Youtube. The 46-year-...

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Shopping With Violence: What I Learned From Watching the Riots

John Dower | Posted 05.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
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John Dower

As commentary (about the riots) developed it became clear that the reporting was either black or white. Right wing commentators were quick to label all rioters as individual criminals, while more liberal factions tried to convince that there was a direct cause and effect relationship between recent youth centre closures and civil disorder. The idea started to emerge that a more un-mediated version of events would help form a fuller picture of what happened last August. Together with Minnow Productions and BBC 3, we combed the internet for more footage.

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