There are pockets of our society that are not just broken, but frankly sick...
For me the root cause of this mindless selfishness is the same thing I have spoken about for years: it is a complete lack of responsibility in parts of our society.
People allowed to feel that the world owes them something, that their rights outweigh their responsibilities and that their actions do not have consequences. Well they do have consequences.
We need to have a clearer code of values and standards that we expect people to live by and stronger penalties if they cross the line.
If David Cameron does not have a terminally stunted sense of irony then this must be a declaration of war. Less than a month ago he was exposed at the centre of a corrupt triangle of politicians, press barons, and senior coppers. Talking about actions having consequences is rich when you take into account the spark of this conflagration, the street execution of a man from Tottenham by the police. It is doubly rich considering he is the leader of a government that is gleefully ripping up the fabric of our society, destroying the basis of communities such as Tottenham, Peckham, Brixton and so on. The looting this week pales next to the looting of the public purse by British and International financial institutions.
For a few days the lid was taken off the cauldron of our society; we did not like what was inside. If Cameron feels in any way responsible for this mess he's sure not going to admit it, let alone take any practical steps to undo the harm his goverment is doing. David Cameron wants you to forget the taste of his witches brew. Tomorrow's session of parliament will, no doubt, rush through some horrible bill, filled with authoritarian prescriptions. None of the causes will be addressed. Anyone so much as mentioning them will be hounded down (as if there's anyone left in parliament clutching a shred of responsibility toward the people they are supposed to represent). The day after that... expect nazis.