The Harehills disorders, which started last Thursday in Leeds after social services removed five children from a Romani family, is a fine example of people projecting their biases onto complex social events.
We are more likely to find the roots of the Harehills disorders in the politics of Central Europe than on the Indian subcontinent
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage – no stranger to questionable takes on integration – labelled the Harehills riots as a destructive manifestation of subcontinental politics in inner-city England.
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