Huntingdon train attack: knife crime in suburbia

<p>Is Britain becoming a country of mass violence?</p><br /><p>On Saturday evening, a Doncaster to London train was forced to stop in Huntingdon after eleven people were injured in a stabbing spree.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>Anthony Williams, a 32 year-old British national, was charged on Monday with multiple counts of attempted murder.</p><br /><p>Oli Dugmore is joined by Anoosh Chakelian and Rachel Cunliffe.</p><br /><p>Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/knife-crime-is-creeping-into-middle-england" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Knife crime is creeping into Middle England</a></p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>