Youth service cuts 'not to blame for London riots'

Monday, August 8, 2011

Youth sector figures in London have blamed the weekend's spate of riots on family breakdown and the corrosion of young people's relationships with the police, refusing to attribute the horrific events to deep cuts to youth services.

Last weekend's protest ended up in mass looting and arson. Image: PA
Last weekend's protest ended up in mass looting and arson. Image: PA

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