http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19814806
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18234930
A couple of articles worth reading.
The second one is probably a more accurate & balanced view, but the generalisation of comparing the two cities to what the writer perceives as representative nationally is off the mark.
However, neither article mentions the Tottenham & nationally staged riots, nor the no-go areas of most town centres on Friday / Saturday nights across the whole of the U.K. With the recent shootings, stabbings & other everyday U.K. crimes, it makes the exceptional 'deaths of two young men in Grenoble' seem rather insignificant. Also why does the first article mention 'match fixing this week' in France, when two footballers in England made the news yesterday for the same activity?
If they wish to draw comparisons showing greater anomalies between the U.K. and another country, they should try Greece...or even Italy & Spain. I supppose France is an easy target to gain credibility with the Brits, being the 'perennial enemy number one'.
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