Usually I'm the first one - given my leftist leanings - to take the political point of view that social unrest must initially be a symptom of inadequate governmental policies. However, I don't know if it's a sign of age or something, but in the case of all these riots in London and the other UK cities, I have no time for the point of view of the ( Read more... )

Well... what can you say. Last night was awful. Luckily, not for me personally because my area - although close to a couple of the affected areas (Camden, Tottenham, Hackney) - has not been one of those targetted by thugs ( Read more... )