The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #968

Three girls dead in Southport stabbing - The Guardian

Thousands attended a vigil for the murdered girls - ITV

Man arrested with knife heading to the vigil - Ashlea Simon - Twitter

Josh got a tip-off, unconfirmed at this time - Josh Ferme - Twitter

Incorrect report about identity of the Southport stabbing suspect - Archive.ph

David Atherton issues apology for misreporting suspect’s identity - David Atherton - Twitter

ITV’s Paul Brand calls protestors ‘Far Right’ - Paul Brand - Twitter

Locals shout "we want our country back!" - The Publica Now - Twitter

Chanting "Allah, Allah, who the f**k is Allah." - David Atherton - Twitter

Protestors attack mosque fence - Radio Genoa - Twitter

Police clash with protestors at Southport - Unmasked Antifa - Twitter

More confrontations with police - Politics UK - Twitter

Projectiles thrown at police - Lewis Brackpool - Twitter

Police sent into retreat - James P. Goddard - Twitter

Bricks thrown at emergency service vehicles - IncMonocle - Twitter

Protesters climb police vans - James P. Goddard - Twitter

Bins tipped over; set alight - TPointUK - Twitter

Another angle on burning police van - The Publica Now - Twitter

Armed police arrive at Southport protest - Politics UK - Twitter

Riot police encircle the mosque - The Publica Now - Twitter

Riot police in Southport strike back at locals - The Publica Now - Twitter

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's statement on the violence in Southport - UK Home Office - Twitter

Bin fires continue into the night - The Publica Now - Twitter

Aftermath at sunrise - Richard Gaisford - Twitter

Local construction company clean up - Richard Gaisford - Twitter

Police vans set alight - Darren Grimes - Twitter

Riots - Independent

Riot police deployed - The Publica Now - Twitter

The next day - Richard Gaisford - Twitter

What Starmer had to say about the stabbing - Keir Starmer - Twitter

What Starmer had to say about the riot - Keir Starmer - Twitter

Yvette Cooper on Leeds riots vs Southport riots - Not Far Left At All - Twitter

He reported on what’s happening on his twitter feed, but didn’t encourage people to go. They were already there by the time he tweeted about it. - TRobinson New Era - Twitter

Today he put out a video condemning the riot - TRobinson New Era - Twitter

Farage’s response was a bit limp - Nigel Farage - Twitter

Machete fight on the promenade - SUFCConnor15 - Twitter

Some kind of ethnic rioting going on - YourSouthend - Twitter

More footage - bencollbc - Twitter

Running - YourSouthend - Twitter

Vile behaviour - 25 seconds in - ashleasimonbf - Twitter

Influx of young people - Toptrend2025 - Twitter

Arrests - BBC

Everything feels normal - Anna_Soubry - Twitter

Mayor of Liverpool City: "I don't understand that people want to weaponise the deaths of three children" - Channel4News - Twitter

Keir Starmer heckled while laying a wreath: “How many more children, Prime minister?” - Lewis_Brackpool - Twitter

Humza Yousaf: ‘If you use such a horrific tragedy to fuel bigotry, then you are the worst of humanity.’ - HumzaYousaf - Twitter

Humza wants to take action against the far right - HumzaYousaf - Twitter

Keir Starver vows to tackle “knife crime” - PolitlcsUK - Twitter

If he’s born in Cardiff, he’s Welsh, according to Nick Ferrari - LBC - Twitter

Femi: “How could civilisation fail this Welsh man?” - Femi_Sorry - Twitter

Shameful says Jon Sopel - jonsopel - Twitter

Feel ashamed of my country on days like this, says journo Tim Walker - ThatTimWalker - Twitter

Thank god Jonathan Pie can shit on the working class again - JonathanPieNews - Twitter

Claire Fox admits the truth, there is a problem with Islam in the country - TalkTV - Twitter