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It is just over a month since the first riots broke out in Southport .
Violence was aimed at immigrants, at mosques , at Asian -owned businesses and at hotels and other locations where immigrants were thought to be housed.
The story goes that these were racist, Islamophobic , anti-migrant riots.
Tough policing and robust sentencing by the courts are now touted as the key to bringing the violence to an end.
The outstanding judicial figure, Lord Scarman , was appointed, insisting when accepting the job that the inquiry would be speedy, public and wide-ranging.
The outcome was a report that, despite any faults it may have had, impressed many, had much influence and has stood the test of time.
The question now is whether Starmer will follow Cameron 's lead or Thatcher 's? The former may be the easier choice, but it will leave us none the wiser.
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