That’s more than the Guardian has written about grooming gangs in the last five years.
Slightly different article from the one I saw. I see the byline now and I can see that it’s contentious.
> Study of England, Scotland and Wales dispels myth of ‘Asian grooming gangs’ popularised by far right
The way I read the quote is that the study dispels the idea that grooming gangs are a specifically Asian problem. It can also be interpreted to mean that there are no Asian grooming gangs. It’s ambiguous and, I concede, probably betrays a bias.
However, a byline is just a byline and we should consider content and substance over and above soundbites. If you read the article it’s generally quite objective.
Edit:
I just want to draw your attention to the following from the article:
> “It confirms that white men remain the most common offenders, which is something rarely mentioned by rightwing commentators,” he said
And then it goes on:
> “However, it is not shy in reflecting that south Asian and British Pakistani men are disproportionately found in high-profile cases
With the following critical point:
> “The danger is that by focusing entirely on the ethnicity of the offender, we miss the bigger picture, which is how the unheard, the left-behind women and girls, are invariably the victims.”
I don’t think any of this is controversial and all taken from (Tory) Government research. The left aren’t all demons.
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That’s more than the Guardian has written about grooming gangs in the last five years.
Slightly different article from the one I saw. I see the byline now and I can see that it’s contentious.
> Study of England, Scotland and Wales dispels myth of ‘Asian grooming gangs’ popularised by far right
The way I read the quote is that the study dispels the idea that grooming gangs are a specifically Asian problem. It can also be interpreted to mean that there are no Asian grooming gangs. It’s ambiguous and, I concede, probably betrays a bias.
However, a byline is just a byline and we should consider content and substance over and above soundbites. If you read the article it’s generally quite objective.
Edit:
I just want to draw your attention to the following from the article:
> “It confirms that white men remain the most common offenders, which is something rarely mentioned by rightwing commentators,” he said
And then it goes on:
> “However, it is not shy in reflecting that south Asian and British Pakistani men are disproportionately found in high-profile cases
With the following critical point:
> “The danger is that by focusing entirely on the ethnicity of the offender, we miss the bigger picture, which is how the unheard, the left-behind women and girls, are invariably the victims.”
I don’t think any of this is controversial and all taken from (Tory) Government research. The left aren’t all demons.