All the news and opinion pieces on the riots in England are confusing and depressing, right?
Just to add to the mix, here’s how an extract from a Guardian piece looks on WORDLE using the ‘chilled summer’ colour selector for added irony:
This is the original text:
“You have a generation of kids now that don’t respect their parents or the police,” chipped in his friend. “When we were youngsters we were made to have respect for the olders. Now if an older was to slap a youth that kid is going to pick up a hammer. “I was one of these kids but it’s bloody hard for them. There’s nothing to do at all. University fees have gone up, education costs money. And there’s no jobs. This is them sending out a message. The same depressing picture – a mixture of alienation, anger at the police, boredom and mischief – was reiterated by locals across the Pembury estate. “They just want to be heard,” said a young black woman. “This is the only way some people have to communicate.” Were cuts in services a factor? “Course they are. They cut our youth project by 75%. We used to work with gangs, run a workshop that brought police and young people together. Gone”.
