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Call for Amazon Tax to Rebuild Local Communities Year on From Southport Riots

  • Disorder erupted in Southport after three girls were murdered during a dance class, leading to attacks on community spaces and hotels for asylum seekers, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research .
  • The IPPR report warns of a loss of community spaces, noting that 50 pubs close in the UK each month, and urges a tax on large corporations like Amazon to help regenerate local areas.
  • Dr. Sacha Hilhorst stated that the Southport riots emphasize the need for community infrastructure to prevent isolation and the influence of the far right.
  • The report warned that the closure of community spaces, including pubs and youth clubs, has increased isolation and allowed far-right ideologies to thrive, creating risky conditions for social unity.
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Call for Amazon tax to rebuild local communities year on from Southport riots

A tax on companies with revenues over £1 million could help generate ‘larger, more sustained resource for communities than current…

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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