Race is being used as an excuse *again* for a bunch of young men to act like hooligans, IMHO.
"Race" riots, my arse. "Bunch of idiots looking for the slightest excuse" riots, more like.
That's pretty much the same as what are called 'race riots' here in the States as well.
However, when one side is all one color and the other side is all another, it's hard not to see a racial aspect
I'm nowhere near that stuff - Bradford is about 75 klicks southwest of here.
That's about half the distance from my house to my office. I'd consider that pretty close :)