Anyone seen what's happening in Birmingham now

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People out slashing sky news tyres, surrounded the reporting female journalist, a man was battered outside a pub by a mob
wtf is going on !

They went from Tamworth to my home town and the police were all over it. We are very multicultural town and proud of it. Hardly any EDL got off the train and the local muslim population surrounded their mosques in a peaceful defence. No arrests.

Funny how they didnt actually try to start anything in a town where all the locals, all colours, nationalities, sexes, religions, stand together.

I am proud of my town and it my neighbours.

She's talking absolute bollocks. If it's the same pub she visited, there was nothing good natured when that lad was set upon by jobs carrying the Palestinian flag. Maybe she can review the footage from the bystanders who witnessed it ,and comment on the situation then.

Are you a Nigel fan? Oh well. But I agree that migration is going to increase, because climate change is going to make large areas of the world uninhabitable. And it'll probably happen a bit slowly for 10-20 years then happen rather quickly as various tipping points tip.

I did think Tamworth was an odd choice for a “demonstration” - doesn’t really fit the same mould as the other towns/cities in the spotlight this week.

Men, they dont want to control themselves.

Awful, idiotic thugs who have nothing better to do. As my DH said one of his colleagues quipped: "Never underestimate the power of stupid people" 😒😳😒

Tonight's violence wasn't the edl

Twitter said Tamworth was chosen due to the rape of a young local woman. The perpetrator allegedly residing at the targeted hotel.

Ah, I see.

Poverty is definitely a part of this. I think a lot of normal people- not just the far right- have realised that despite being on treadmills like hamsters - working honestly day to day- they are getting nowhere. You can’t buy a house, unaffordable rents, the cost of living crisis, years long NHS waiting lists. The government is not addressing these issues as part of the cause of the riots. Starmer I think has inflamed things by condemning all as far right thugs and not allowing any space for legitimate questions and concerns re immigration policy. Violence is not the answer and is always wrong however I think people feel like there is no alternative. Writing a letter to your MP goes nowhere. Poverty is really grim and really not pretty. The government needs to address why this is happening.

Violence is almost always a last resort, people generally don't put themselves in imminent danger for no reason. The people saying the rioters are out there just 'for fun' ought to be ashamed of themselves. I don't condone the violence but I do understand the desperation and hopelessness behind it..

I don’t even know how to formulate a response to that. It is quite frankly astonishing.

Things aren't that desperate. Unemployment is low. Young men aren't the ones suffering from poverty the most, it's children and women.

If you aren't aware of the desperation many people have faced for a while now you are in a very privileged and sheltered position.

@RogueFemale that's 6% averaged out across the whole UK. Its more than 6% in Bham.

Yes, I do know, but thanks for pointing out the blindingly obvious.

Eh? What nonsense! How do I sound like a bot?

If you want to hear someone sound like a bot listen to Keir Starmer! 😆

I'm aware and I stated that children and women are suffering from poverty. You seem to be saying that young men are suffering equally, in spite of low unemployment? It doesn't add up. The young men rioting aren't rioting on behalf of women and children, that much we can be sure of.

The threats to my town definitely were EDL led. What happened in B'ham may not have been, but I didnt comment on that.

They marched here about 10 years ago, there was a counter protest by mainly white people and oddly enough, they never came back.

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Nice to see the thread is back ! Not much been reported this morning, it was said that a large crow had gathered to protect mosques shops etc which I think is absolutely fine. It's the group of young lads that separated and beat the man at the pub, intimidating the female journalist slashing tyres etc that I don't agree with and thought was just as bad as the riots up and down the country