‘Drillers’ have turned death into a money-making industry A young man in a grey tracksuit and silver mask looks straight at the camera. He is flanked by others in black anoraks, heads jabbed sideways, moving to the beat. The young man raises his hand and curls it into the shape of a gun. ‘Bang, bang,Continue reading “Drill, the brutal rap that fuels gang murder”
Category Archives: The Spectator
How to spot a charity snake
How do you know if a charity is changing lives? The government clearly has no idea. How do we judge a charity? Very badly, it turns out. Until The Spectator revealed the full horror of Kids Company in July, not even the press had asked hard questions of the charity or its founder, Camila Batmanghelidjh. The subsequent politicalContinue reading “How to spot a charity snake”
These rioters are Tony Blair’s children
Nihilism and disorder have been fostered by the state. On the third day of the London riots I received a telephone call from Mash, a member of a Brixton gang who I befriended three years ago. He was standing outside an electronics shop in Clapham, watching the looting. I could hear shouts, glass breaking but never a police siren. I urged him to go home. ‘HarriContinue reading “These rioters are Tony Blair’s children”
Harriet Sergeant 