English Riots

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Kicking off all over London today. No newspapers etc. are picking up on it. Theresa May probably put censorship on it.

Places I've heard it's kicking off: Croydon, Stretham, Wimbledon, Brixton, Tooting and Westfields is having barriers put around and police heightened after rioting in Shepherds Bush last night that I haven't as of yet seen reported.

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Police cars currently being attacked in Hackney.

[zolayes 14,489]

Police cars currently being attacked in Hackney.

showing hackney on bbc news now

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Kicking off down North End Road up by Chelsea now.......Unbelievable. They'll use any excuse!!!

[Kostas 1,468]

Not its just chavs, finding an oppertunity to go and steal something becuase the police are stretched. These are the type of people you would not want to be near.

Funny you mention that. Back then, with Christmas approaching and the center of Athens burning, the mainstream media concentrated on the various cases of shops being looted and ransacked. While the rioters were burning banks, fighting the police and destroying the window displays of stores in the most expensive area of Athens a second group consisting mostly of people who couldn't care less about the riots were busy with plundering the stores and transferring the goods.

The illegal "black" market of Athens flourished for a couple of months after the events but in a country with history of police aggression it was imo less important than the reasons behind the riot.

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

At least car bombs and petrol bombs have been kept out of all this...so far. To the point above, I think the Paris riots of a few years ago are a much more appropriate comparison.

There have been a few petrol bombs thrown now. 2 buses in Peckham set on fire by them.

[Kez 2,727]

There's been some trouble in birmingham tonight as well, shops being smashed up etc.

[Liquidator 5,176]

Sounds like it is kicking off around Lewisham and Hackney now

[zolayes 14,489]

and our Deputy PM says no need to recall Parliament .. Crisis in financial markets ..riots on our streets ...

but its holiday time for our MPs ,,,they have their expenses to spend

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

About 6 buildings in Croydon on fire. Kicking off in Kingston as well!

[middleoftheshed 388]

These fires in Croydon!

[ChelseaChick 430]

Sick bastards.

[manpe 10,861]

I'm not from England, so sorry... but is it all happening in London?

[middleoftheshed 388]

I'm not from England, so sorry... but is it all happening in London?

Mainly but theres been some trouble in Birmingham too.

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

About 10 minutes from my house now!!! Brainless morons.

[Kez 2,727]

Loads of rumours flying around on facebook about cov. It's all just hearsay though. I have a PCSO friend that has posted a status saying "this is madness" he's currently working on the street in Coventry so who knows.

[Laylabelle 9,359]

Its just completely mental! Seriously some people are just complete pratts which really is to nice a word

[Liquidator 5,176]

Lewisham...

Not far from me then