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Thursday, 26th June 2008

Police resort to drastic measures against the public school teens who've been making a nuisance of themselves in Cornwall's "Sloane-on-Sea". Next step, tear-gas?

Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused to homes and businesses with locals complaining of littering, fighting, vandalism and binge drinking. The pupils have come to be known as "snob-yobs" because of their antics.
One thing that's striking about this dispatch from Ascot's class wars is that both sides appear to have alcohol problems:
Tensions are rife - not least among the organisers. Worried that standards were tumbling downmarket, last week they issued stricter diktats on the dress code. Knickers must be worn (but not seen) by all women.

Of course, the conflict took a slightly different form in Eliza Doolittle's day.

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