Elites who cannot comprehend these violent uprisings should spend time in parts of this country that are impoverished and disenfranchised
The dirty mattress at the top of Back Belbrooke Terrace had a brief second lease of life as a gym mat cum daybed. Small children with dirty faces, tatty clothes and nowhere else to play used it for wobbly headstands or just lay there watching the world go by.
Apparently it was thrown out because it was riddled with bed bugs, but parasites are the least of the worries for kids on this street. Scampering about in worn-out shoes, they navigate broken glass, overflowing bags of rubbish, stinking piles of old tissues and all manner of other unmentionables. According to locals, dirty needles and human excrement are standard health hazards.
‼️I spent the day in Leeds, in the area where the riots kicked off. The absolute state of our country ☢️ ⚠️ 😢 pic.twitter.com/qErkTNIiTJ
— Isabel Oakeshott (@IsabelOakeshott) August 1, 2024
