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This is kind of like dawn of the dead: civilisation ends at the hand of zombies and yet they still go to the shopping mall.

Humans just love "stuff".

Running commentary from this Guardian guy
http://twitter.com/#!/PaulLewis

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^^really? I live up the road from there. Haven't participated in the world for a couple of days and this is all lost on me.

It's just breaking on sky news and a few comments on twitter. Seems to be small scale and police are there. Worrying tho (I used to work round the corner)

Pah, bollocks to Cameron's 'big society'

I thought that smashing a few windows and legging it was part of the Bullingdon Club's initiation ceremony?

Couple of car alarms just gone off outside, am closing the curtains.

but why? is there a stash of ps3s or dvds to steal there?

I wonder why these peeps never wander down to Knightsbridge for a spot of the old ultraviolence. There's a Krispy Kreme stand in Harrods. Just sayin'

The police would have them in a bleeding heap by the time they got to Marble Arch.

Holy shit Daveypants. What news can you give us? Sounds more fluid than last night's riots.

I'm home now so Paul Lewis' twitter feed is probably the best bet. What I saw was hundreds and hundred of children spread across a very large area (by the sounds of it a much larger spread than last night rather than two intense pockets) just smashing and causing trouble. Not severe like Tottenham – nothing on fire so far, but just so so many kids. Loads of police presence but the crowds are just slipping away from them and moving on. Heard from friends who've had people smashing houses and cars in their (residential) street and threatening rape too...

Time to bring out the 'ol .44 and get on the roof methinks.

From Paul Lewis on Twitter

              [PaulLewis](http://twitter.com/#%21/PaulLewis)                                                                  



        Can anyone confirm [#Dalston](http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23Dalston)?

Time to bring out the 'ol .44 and get on the roof methinks.

Meh. No point going in half hearted. Get the 12pounder out

^^ I think that's unconfirmed. And Westfield is fine too. Although someone has been stabbed.

There are LS gang members gathering on my high road. Looks like they're off somewhere (shopping perhaps?).

Bring it on, bring it motherfucking on. I'm ready.

I live on a hill, can see pillars of smoke out towards Ponders End, Enfield Town and Edmonton...

^^ I think that's unconfirmed. And Westfield is fine too. Although someone has been stabbed.

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              [csdd7](http://twitter.com/#%21/csdd7)   Charlie Davis                                                                 



        The power of twitter - spreading unsubstantiated rumours like wildfire? [**#****Dalston**](http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23Dalston)

That report about a Royal Mail van being attacked worries me. I've got a bike being delivered to my work in Edmonton tomorrow.

Had 8 police trucks race past on the walk from balls pond road to stoke newington.
sirens haven't stopped but thats standard.

Some journo from the times on Twitbags saying it's kicked off in Brixton.
Although it could just be a bit of fallout from that festival tbat was today.

Some journo from the times on Twitbags saying it's kicked off in Brixton.
Although it could just be a bit of fallout from that festival tbat was today.
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Friend in brixton just posted "20 kids just attacked a police car right in front of us in brixton. London is going mental."

Hmm. Ok. Apparently some people have broken into Dalson Kingsland shopping center. Doesn't sound too major though.

Twitter: Footlocker on fire in Brixton

All of this was caused on Friday night.

"ARE YOU READY FOR THE DARKNESS?"

Joking aside ...

I thought that smashing a few windows and legging it was part of the Bullingdon Club's initiation ceremony?

Yes, but they paid for the damage they caused afterwards.