Although I don't condone the violence in London and other parts of the UK, to put it down as simply being 'pure criminality', as some Conservative MPs have stated is just plain stupid. This is just letting the goverment who make the policies off the hook. There has to be a reason for the violence.
For me, there are things like poverty (The Big Society), education, lack of jobs and general social policies to blame. These people obviously have to take responsibility for their actions but nothing will be sorted if politicians and the general public, simply brand them as 'thugs' or whatever derogatory term they use.
It will just make them want to revolt and hate them even more. The people going out on the streets with brooms doesn't fill me with confidence either, ok they are helping their communties but it's almost like they are saying, the state don't sort it out so we will! Conservative goverments are just bad for this country, get Labour in fast.
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