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The Highwire with Del Bigtree

ANALYZING THE UNREST IN THE UK

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

News, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

After the tragic slaying of 3 young girls at the hands of a 17-year-old man in England, protests and riots have broken out throughout the UK. Tensions over mass migrations of immigrants, a rise in violent crime, and accusations of a 2-tiered police system are at a boiling point. And now, there are serious concerns over the media manipulation and an apparent authoritarian crack down on free speech.

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0:00.0

I want to take people's attention to what's happened in the UK right now.

0:03.8

There's a lot unfolding there within this past week, absolute tragedy.

0:08.5

You know, it's difficult to report on these things, but we have to because of what's coming

0:12.1

on the back of this and so what

0:14.4

happened there was the tragic murder of three young girls and if anybody

0:19.4

didn't see this in the news this is what the reporting has looked like around that take a look

0:23.3

okay criminal violence on Britain streets more than 400 people have been

0:29.0

arrested in the wake of disorder around the country grief for three young girls tragically murdered of The sleepy seaside town of Southport became a scene of terror and grief.

0:45.0

Three innocent young girls killed in a frenzied knife attack.

0:49.0

The suspect behind yesterday's attack isn't known to be Muslim, but a connection was drawn nonetheless.

0:56.4

The Prime Minister travelled to Southport after laying a wreath at the police cordon.

1:00.5

When are you going to change to our children?

1:04.0

Our children are dying here because of you.

1:06.1

He was heckled, a measure of the anger many people are feeling here.

1:10.9

Just before 8 o'clock they met outside a mosque in the town, where a few hundred people

1:16.1

threw bricks and fireworks at the windows.

1:20.2

Criots involving hundreds of far-right anti-immigration protesters have erupted in several towns and cities.

1:27.0

In Belfast too a hotel housing migrants was the target, leading to clashes with police.

1:33.0

As night fell, the protest got more violent.

1:37.0

At these three police officers were injured.

1:40.0

They are scenes that are now happening daily in towns and cities across the country.

1:44.3

Saturday there was unrest in Stoke, Manchester, Bristol, Nottingham, Hull, Leeds, Belfast and

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