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Failures 'may lead to more disorder'

Failure to assist ‘socially-isolated’ communities could lead to further riots across England, a senior government minister has acknowledged.

Failure to assist ‘socially-isolated' communities could lead to further riots across England, a senior government minister has acknowledged.

Writing exclusively in The MJ this week, Andrew Stunell, the Liberal Democrats' communities minister, acknowledges that the events of last month – which saw rioting and looting spread quickly across London, Birmingham, Manchester and other major cities – reflect ‘lingering' problems with traditional community cohesion within some areas.

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