Tony Thorne

PMP Magazine Contributor.
Tony Thorne
1 article in PMP Magazine

Director of Slang and New Language Archive, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King's College London. Recording and commenting on slang, new language, lifestyle innovations. Writer and lexicographer.

London, UK. ● Website ● Twitter ●

I research slang to help solve gang crime – and it’s clear how little politicians understand.

The relationship between street slang used by young people and secret codes deployed by gang members is not always straightforward. [Read now...]

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Opinion, Cities, Gang Violence, Knife Crime, Linguistics, Slang, UK Politics, Youth Crime

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I research slang to help solve gang crime – and it’s clear how little politicians understand.

Opinion, Cities, Gang Violence, Knife Crime, Linguistics, Slang, UK Politics, Youth Crime