The Southport riots have proven that somehow we’ve got a stubborn problem with social disorder. It’s not a type on the rise but it’s the kind that besets us in our local communities.
The events of 2024 don’t do justice to a tide of antisocial behaviour leering everywhere. The newsworthy flashpoints happen to make for great television, but it hasn’t lent to analysis.
It just says there’s more of it than meets the eye in our local context. It also indicates its potential as it makes sense on social media. The web is a beehive in some neighbourhoods.
