Thought for the Week: Our challenge

Nigel Norie reflects on what challenges the riots present

by Nigel Norie 4th November 2011

Three months on and the quiet recovery from the trauma of a social nightmare continues. Mark Duggan’s numbed family still seek answers through their solicitors. Charred remains have been cleared away, rebuilding starts and those who lost their homes and possessions try to pick up the pieces and start all over again. An air of normality hangs uneasily in the air. There is no guarantee that those events will not be repeated, if the lessons have not been learnt.