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on the balcony and the background hum of distant sirens is amazing!

Another parallel - Toxteth Riots

I think the scale of this is beyond that, or anything seen in the last century or so. Citywide, multiple nights, large parts of the city out of police control? Can't think of anything more recent than the Gordon Riots.

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Riots[/ame]

Camberwell Green

Camberwell Green hit by rioters (~10 minutes ago)

Bristol confirmed (across a wide area)

Thank fuck, listen if it kicks off tomorrow and you are killed (or eaten) can I have your bike ?

I've already melted them, in despair.

Just checked, Nottingham City Centre is definitely cordoned off with no rioters there.

Stop and search is being done on everyone towards the north of the city. Some cars being vandalised.

waltham abbey, bucks

monster fire

I think it's this massive logistics centre:

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.6797,-0.001652&spn=0.00636,0.013797&t=h&z=16

I've put my Imac in the tub. And the HDs in the kitchen.
Bagpack is packed, sleeping in the living room... or trying to.

Absolutely unimaginably horrific. I've tried to go to sleep but couldn't.

waltham abbey, bucks

monster fire

My god! It's fucking vast !!!

^wow thats scary

but not surprising, there's only *eight *police! i've seen bigger lines of riot police pushed back and broken at football, and with less planks of wood etc.

where are the horses and dogs? no way these kids would charge police dogs

Blimey, that is one massive fire. Is it arson or in any other way connected with the looting?

Camberwell Green hit by rioters (~10 minutes ago)

probably where the po going past me were headed just now then

Glad you're OK, nuknow!

where are the horses and dogs? no way these kids would charge police dogs

Last seen in Hackney?

I think the scale of this is beyond that, or anything seen in the last century or so. Citywide, multiple nights, large parts of the city out of police control? Can't think of anything more recent than the Gordon Riots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Riots

Showing your age Bill.

Absolutely unimaginably horrific. I've tried to go to sleep but couldn't.

Same, gf just gave in and fell asleep, I can't.

Glad you're OK, nuknow!

;)

Showing your age Bill.

Don't quite actually remember it. I was a little too young.

are those all sleeper cells?

It's just awful that copycat rioting has gone from boroughs trying to outdo each other to cities hundreds of miles away copying riots in London. Britain could be a charred mess by the end of the week if it carries on at this pace.

At least we've got loads of money to rebuild it all...

... oh. Shit.

Don't quite actually remember it. I was a little too young.

Early teens ?

Police station in Handsworth Birmingham on fire....

At least we've got loads of money to rebuild it all...

... oh. Shit.

: D

It's funny because it's true.

Majority of London webcams offline - not sure what to make of that at the moment