My hometown!!.. riots in Hackney..spread to Croydon, Peckham, Lewisham, Brixton.. Birmingham...policy makers can't ignore this..

Watching the riots unfold in my home town is a sad affair. I didn't feel it would actually happen but it did. Boris has tweeted he's on his way back (UK)and will be in London by tomorrow. the home secretary states 'this is pure criminality', I've heard the phrase.. 'those responsible will be brought to face the full force of the law' too many times. To be honest... it irks me..



What's being dismissed as pure criminality, may actually be a symptom of a much deeper cause. Yes a criminal act is a criminal act, but this is a London thing, an urban thing, a..I've had enough thing..if you like. Communities, which have experienced injustice for many generations, whilst the rich get richer and the poor face the cuts to pay for them, this pressure cooker situation will out.



This is not a black thing, or a white thing, a young thing or an old thing.

This is not just mindless violence, people don't just willfully become lawless. If the powers that be continue to dismiss, ( yes in many cases very dangerous actions I understand that.. and wish it to end!) but to dismiss these people as mindless criminals, I fear they will miss an opportunity for real change, real dialogue, and real progress.
Cutting EMA hasn't helped. The pending rise in university tuition fees, will not help, the JSA sanctions, do not help. The lack of jobs and apprenticeships, does not help, flooding our 'communities, with fast food outlets, betting shops, and off licences, has not helped.



MP Simon Hughes stated it's not anger... feels it just young people sharing information through social networks, and feeling this may be a good way to spend the holidays. It's summer, light evenings etc.

I'm not convinced
But we're now experiencing some seriously..i don't give a damn uncontrollable anger.. and we're all touched and affected by this
Across London, fire is raging tonight, homes and business burning, very sad sights indeed.
A tough night ahead for our services, police fire and ambulance men and woman alike
Hoping that people stay safe tonight