vicious circle

The mother of a young woman with complex special needs who has been placed in Hydebank Wood prison due to violent outbursts and a lack of suitable accommodation said she is in a "vicious circle".

"It's this kind of vicious circle. Every fashion house gives their version of what they know the customer wants, it's their interpretation and it's up to the consumer."

He argued in a social media post that Latino politicians were using the term “to appease white rich progressives who think that is the term we use. It is a vicious circle of confirmation bias.”

But, he suggests, there is a vicious circle of some young offenders committing anti-social behaviour because society ignores them.

To get coverage they need support, and to get support they need coverage - the vicious circle that afflicts all but the two main parties in Westminster.