The London Riots

Problably the best summing up of the London riots I've read so far. This has nothing to do with ideology or any of the involved being advocates of social change. Rather it's old-fashioned theft and thuggery, reflecting the material desires of the participants. And after all, the Premier League starts this weekend, so there probably are quite a few people who'd like to have a 52 inch plasma tv and not willing to pay for it (or work to get money to pay for it). To have some Nike sneakers to go with the rest of the stolen goods only makes sense, so that you can pretend to emulate your sporting heroes on the screen. And now, maybe the media and Ken Livingstone can take a chill pill. The man formerly known as Red Ken is truly becoming ridiculous.