Men and boys, many dressed as women, attacking a turnpike gate in protest at charges at tollgates on public roads in west Wales. The Illustrated London News, 1843.
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The Rebecca riots saw Welsh farmers disguised as women destroy tollgates as a way of challenging what they believed was an oppressive taxation system.
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When it comes to riots, UK politicians need to acknowledge the real root causes, and address key issues such as failures in community policing.
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Dystopian predictions of a no-deal Brexit have led to reports that the military could be used to maintain public order.
The cover of “Ghost town”.
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A 1981 odd and eerie protest song, ‘Ghost Town’, still resonates today. It remains a cry out against injustice, against closed off opportunities by those who have pulled the ladder up.