Traitors, betrayal, surrender: British politics now dripping with terms that fuel division.
Use of the words ‘traitor’, ‘surrender’ and ‘betrayal’ have increased inside parliament but everyone outside needs to watch their language too. [Read now...]
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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Tony Thorne
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Opinion, Cities, Gang Violence, Knife Crime, Linguistics, Slang, UK Politics, Youth Crime
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