| 9th August 2011: The London Riots Ok, I am going to be controversial in this post. I predicted the London Riots way back in the beginning of the year when the uprisings began in Turkey and Egypt. And yes, I am linking these events. Here is the thing, people are saying these are mindless, nothing to do with protests, nothing to do with the economy, blah blah blah. Happy, contented, satisfied people do not throw petrol bombs. Happy people do not burn cars. We've been taxed to the hilt. Energy prices have been raised. Gas prices have been raised. Petrol prices are just going up and up and food is at an all time high. And whilst all these prices are going up, unemployment is rising and there are no significant rises in pay for anyone on the horizon. The thing is, people aren't happy. They have no money, no prospects, and nothing seems like it's going to get better any time soon. What we're seeing on the streets isn't just violence and criminality (yes, I admit that is an element of it) but it's a population kicking out at how frustrated they are. Oh, and for the government saying it's not good enough - well, the Police would have stopped this, but you made deep cuts to the Police Force. You can't have it both ways Cameron. I know this is deeply off topic, but I had to throw my 2 cents in. Permalink | E-Cig / Quitting Smoking Motivation:  Shoppers: Look for things Loading My Latest Tweets:Blogs I Like: V And A In Milan The Purple Blug The Everywhereist The Big Picture The Truth About Cars Videogum This Is My Next By Ken Levine Economix Get Rich Slowly Ta Nehisi Coates A Hamburger Today Kill Screen Cool Hunting Listverse Dooce If you want to be added, I like intelligent bloggers who update regularly |
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