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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Pubs shutting helped boost far-right - 'Amazon tax' could be answer, says report - The Mirror
A paper released on the first anniversary of the Southport attack called for a tax on online sales to revive community spaces - as closures mean people are often isolated and alone
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Closure of community spaces fuelled far right to spark Southport riots, says report
New report says loss of shared community spaces – from youth clubs to high street pubs – is leaving communities more vulnerable to far-right influence
·London, United Kingdom
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