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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Fred de Fossard) - Britain’s Underbelly Is on the Ballot

The decline of British high streets is finally compelling a political response. The post Britain’s Underbelly Is on the Ballot appeared first on The American Conservative .

UK Special Coverage Britain’s Underbelly Is on the Ballot The decline of British high streets is finally compelling a political response. UK Special Coverage Britain is a country where political discussion is carefully stage-managed. The government, the national broadcasters, the legacy press, and the courts all in their own ways try to fetter political discussion, especially around issues of immigration and crime. This is particularly the case when these two issues overlap.  Since the 1960s, the British government has introduced a range of laws intended to manage the tensions of multiculturalism, which emerged after the…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Donna Rachel Edmunds) - The Grooming Gangs’ Unexamined Organized Crime Angle

The “grooming gangs” framing has obscured that black-market commercial element of child abuse. The post The Grooming Gangs’ Unexamined Organized Crime Angle appeared first on The American Conservative .

UK Special Coverage The Grooming Gangs’ Unexamined Organized Crime Angle The “grooming gangs” framing has obscured that black-market commercial element of child abuse. UK Special Coverage (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images) In March this year , trading standards officers in the West Midlands town of Dudley closed down a number of “rogue” businesses, mostly mini-marts and vape shops, due to links to organized criminal gangs. Their priority criterion was not tax evasion or counterfeit goods. It was the grooming threat to children.  The shops are staffed by a continuous flow of migrant workers, including…Open