Reports say there is extensive rioting in and around London. It appears to be rooted in urban poverty, rather than race or religion specifically, though one report I heard identified the triggering incident as a protest against police violence. In any case, stay away from London for now.
On the subject of poverty,
Barbara Ehrenreich writes about American poverty in the years since her popular book "Nickeled and Dimed" came out a decade ago. It's about as bleak as you'd expect.