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Hoodies win toss and choose to loot first

On what are looking to be green, fresh conditions, the Hoodies are expected to open with last year’s highly successful and in-form Tottenham pairing of stone-throwers and police car fire-bombers.

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Posted: Jul 12th, 2012
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Archbishop of Canterbury asks nation: ‘What would Jesus loot?’

Bargains to be had down at the Methodist's‘We live in a culture where too much emphasis is put on expensive clothes and high-profile brands,’ said Dr Williams, wearing hand-embroidered silk robes and a gold mitre, and addressing his audience from the pulpit of the Church of England’s flagship outlet. ‘It’s no wonder vulnerable people end up following the crowd. Trust me, I know just how easy it is to be sucked into believing cynical claims that couldn’t possibly be true.’

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Posted: Dec 7th, 2011
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Fears of civil unrest as Britons go two days without anything to be offended at

The media and government were working closely last night to identify a new conduit for public anger, amid fears that an absence of media-led outrage could see civil unrest spill onto the streets.

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Posted: Oct 27th, 2009
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