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One less car

They'll let that burn for now.

murdochs fault

Hackney?
bomb the idle scum. finish the job Hitler started.

the chinooks fly over london most days. there's a base not too far away in essex somewhere i think.... anyway, they fly up the river several times a week. i suppose you wouldn't necessarily notice them if you weren't right on the river because they're usually pretty low. i can always tell when they're coming because the windows in the office start to vibrate in time with the "wompwompwomp" of the rotors. i usually wheel my chair over and have a look. always impressive to see.

I'm being told Camden and Brent Cross/Staples corner are being targeted?

In camden now, lots of sirens flying around, not seen trouble yet,.

It sounded a lot like that last BBC reporter just had his phone stolen.

yep, sounded like it to me too

‪Tottenham Riots - Fires Over North London‬‏ - YouTube

apologies if this is a repost.. time lapse over tottenham

Sorry.
High Barnet.
Staples Corner... WTF?

Its impossible to get to Staples Corner without a car and you can't really park or gather there too easily
And High Barnet - come on!

It is easy to park there or nearby, and you can get there easily by foot. Not to mention a LOT of buses stop nearby at Brent Cross too.

This time next year we'll be suffering a riot of olympic tourists.
Good practice this

the chinooks fly over london most days. there's a base not too far away in essex somewhere i think.... anyway, they fly up the river several times a week. i suppose you wouldn't necessarily notice them if you weren't right on the river because they're usually pretty low. i can always tell when they're coming because the windows in the office start to vibrate in time with the "wompwompwomp" of the rotors. i usually wheel my chair over and have a look. always impressive to see.

thought as much, have seen them before too. Just exciting.

Seriously, is there really a law against carpet bombing that shithole estate by the helicopter?

Yup. This is just from what some reporter on Sky said. So it could be BS.

I hope it is. :(

The Cavalry has arrived.

'fucks sake, get the heli shots back on, BBC! I want to know where the shit is kicking off. This is pretty close to home (well, pretty much is home) and I'd like to stay on top of it - especially since Adrienne will by cycling home soon. I'd like to be able to tell her what to avoid if need be.

Follow #hackney on twitter. You should get a reasonable idea of what's going on. Or just go and meet her halfway. Whatever you do, don't use the canal!

She loves the word "Thuggery".

I saw an Apache gunship low flying over Blackheath a few months ago. That properly freaked me out...

There was one flying up the Thames Saturday afternoon.

Follow #hackney on twitter. You should get a reasonable idea of what's going on. Or just go and meet her halfway. Whatever you do, don't use the canal!

Ha!

I'm waiting to hear from her when she's done. Will decide what's best then. Maybe we'll find a nice safe pub to hide in ;)

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BORIS is coming!!!!! http://yfrog.com/h26oee8j #hackney #londonriots

Maybe we'll find a nice safe pub to hide in ;)

http://ishackneyriotingyet.com/

Apparently mobile phones are to blame for the organization of the kids. Hmmm, Vodaphone?

It's a bit hard to swallow the idea that you can, apparently, be both poor and own a Blackberry.

Gangs of goons headed towards Lewi High st, corner shop here has all its shutters down and people queuing to buy milk bread and eggs.

Fuck. Apparently riot police in Peckham too.