Birmingham riots: 'It was a bandwagon thing' - video

Student Jeshurun Selassie describes the August 2011 riots in Handsworth, Birmingham, and says he is troubled by the stigma that young people have since experienced. His friend Stephen Otosio cites a mistrust in politicians as a major factor in the disillusionment of young people in the UK

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