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Just had a call from a mate in New Cross Gate...a group of kids are trying to loot the Currys there.

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Pics of yoovs on 1st, 2nd floor roof breaking into houses:-/

There was a massive amount of Turkish lads on Stoke Newington high st looking like they were getting ready earlier, like to see them cunts try and have a go down there

unodis.

now I know why there are always so many guys working in there at once!

The distinction seems pretty clear to me, or am i wrong? Protesting is about making a point, this is just about destruction and looting as far as i can see. Protests should be respected as a legitimate outlet for grievances because they're better than the alternatives, like riots for example.

The only thing these protesters seem to be for is the right to destroy and steal, a position that deserves no respect at all.

That's my point, I wouldn't call this a protest at all, yet you can hear the reporters doing just that. They're **not **protesters.

Talking shit as ever. Trying to make political capital.

He's just got challenged on that by the BBC journo and has made an extremely skilled reply to that.

it all kicked off in tooting last night.
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/wandsworthnews/9184042.Tooting_stores_targeted_in_copycat_riots/

i wouldn't call it a riot though.

Diane Abbot's there now. I'm sure she'll sort matters out.

He's just got challenged on that by the BBC journo and has made an extremely skilled reply to that.

No he didn't. But hey, we've Dianne Abbott now, she'll save us.

he's just got challenged on that by the bbc journo and has made an extremely skilled reply to that.

+100

Dianne Abbott's there now

I cycled home through Peckham just as it was kicking off...

There were hooded and masked lads swarming out of the side streets with hammers and fucking allsorts.

Saw a guy get his bike jacked.

Was VERY hairy
(the situation, not the cyclist)

sweepstake on the number of times desperate journos use the word "sense" whilst fishing for inflammatory rhetoric from from random pundits?

fire outside KFC on b.green road. running out of leccy on the meter

Building on fire in croydon, its fucked!

+100

First time in years I've heard a prominent Labour politician talking some sense.

fire outside KFC on b.green road. running out of leccy on the meter

What does the second half of this post mean? Is it a punch line? Or are there really fires on BG Road?

Sky showing large shop fires in Croydon

Croydon. Frightening.

What does the second half of this post mean? Is it a punch line? Or is there really fires on BG Road?

Electricity on the meter?

Croydon. Frightening.

Been like that for 25yrs

sweepstake on the number of times desperate journos use the word "sense" whilst fishing for inflammatory rhetoric from from random pundits?

and politicians being "absolutely clear".

No he didn't. But hey, we've Dianne Abbott now, she'll save us.

Yes, he did. He came across as caring and genuine. And I'm by no means a Livingstone partisan. Diane Abbott wasn't bad in the situation, either, and again, I'm no partisan of hers.

Anyway, it's a real side issue tonight what politicians and other bigwigs have to say.

Been like that for 25yrs
Never been but now its on fire quite a bit.

What I'd like to do right now is take you bad half outside and do it an extremely physical discourtesy, and then buy your good half a pint of foaming, nut-brown ale.