It's evident from the articles that the Teddy Boys were largely disliked due to their supposed trouble-maker behaviour. Common descriptions from the articles included: "gangs", "gangsters", "attack", "youths" and "thugs". Essentially these all suggest negativity and violent, uncontrollable and terrorising young people are being portrayed. The articles serve the purpose of creating a moral panic and intimidation, however with the ommission of self representation from the Teddy Boys it's difficult to determine whether this is an accurate portrayal. The word "spiv" used in the Sunday Chronicle: Gangs menace report means a "person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; they are smartly dressed and have a good time". This represents the Teddy Boys as cunning and up-to-no-good.
What's more, the Teddy Boys dress was described as "thugs uniform" and "grey tape suit". One would say this is also negatively representing them as the word "uniform" suggests that they are a planned group. Moreover, it could be linked with army uniforms which would reflect their violent behaviour and dangerous representation, thus further implementing moral panic. Overall, the articles imply that the Teddy Boys are a nuisance and that people feel the "strain" with them around due to their brutal "attacks" and horrific behaviour. One can tell this from the Sunday Chronicle: Gangs menace report alone due to the war language that is used to imply that they are as violent and tough as soldiers.
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