Civil unrest will only get worse if people’s concerns remain ignored
From Planet Normal by The Telegraph
June 10, 2026 · 1h 3m
About this episode
The episode discusses civil unrest in the UK, focusing on recent riots and policing issues.
You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qNYLdKrCI_o On your rocket of right thinking this week co-pilots Pearson and Halligan discuss the recent riots in Belfast and the two-tier policing worries continuing from the murder of Henry Nowak. Liam thinks Kemi Badenoch’s call to ‘treat people equally’ under the law is correct and the DEI training given to police has disproportionately affected victims of crime more than the perpetrators and is detrimental to the social cohesion of the UK. Allison is concerned civil unrest will get worse before it gets better as people feel their fears of rising immigration is labeled as bigotry or racism. This week’s stowaway is former police officer and counter-terror specialist Paul Birch, who gives his take on the claims of two-tier policing and the recent unrest in Southampton and Belfast Highlights Planet Normal: Civil unrest will only get worse if people’s concerns remain ignored Kemi’s calls to scrap DEI in policing is right Counter terror specialist on two-tier policing Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning…
People in this episode
Hosts: Liam, Allison
Guest: Paul Birch
Topics covered
- civil unrest
- policing
- immigration
- social cohesion
- DEI training
- Belfast riots
Keywords
- civil unrest
- policing
- Kemi Badenoch
- Belfast
- immigration
- DEI training
- social cohesion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Telegraph
Places: UK, Belfast, Southampton
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