Politicians and experts pointed Monday to an explosive mixture of poverty, unemployment, youth alienation and racial tensions for the wave of violence sweeping Britain this summer.
As the northern city of Bradford began to clear up after the worst rioting for two decades, a mixture of deep-rooted problems which have built up over many years were being blamed for the disturbances.
Jenny Bourne, from the London-based Institute of Race Relations, said: "The riots are a reflection of the way in which certain sections of the community are feeling -- they are feeling left out.
"They are victims of racism, both in terms of jobs and education, and also in terms of racism on the streets, of racial violence."
According to Bourne, Saturday's riots, which left 120 officers injured and two people stabbed in an 11-hour orgy of violence, were a replica of those which erupted in Bradford in 1981 and 1985, born out of resentment from a group of youngsters who feel failed by society -- LONDON (AFP)
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