Pete Hoskin
The politics of police cuts
August 10th, 2011 1:29pm

“I do think Cameron’s on to something with the responsibility stuff, though. But the emphasis ought to be fixing problems that government has nurtured, such as a welfare system that incentivises worklessness”

Pete…
If Harriet Harman is to be criticised for her comments on the demoralisation of youth support through cutbacks, the removal of financial support through EMA, job centres closing, connexions etc. in conjunction with discussing the riots, why do you feel the need to do the same by mentioning the above on the welfare system in conjunction with Cameron’s speech?

Reading most of the comments so far, some of which are critical of the Police and the lack of political leadership, however stereotyping will teach us very little, and racism nothing at all.

From then Guardian…

Who are the rioters? Young men from poor areas … but that’s not the full story
The crowds involved in violence and looting are drawn from a complex mix of social and racial backgrounds
Jay Kast, 24, a youth worker from East Ham who has witnessed rioting across London over the last three nights, said he was concerned that black community leaders were wrongly identifying a problem “within”.
“I’ve seen Turkish boys, I’ve seen Asian boys, I’ve seen grown white men,” he said. “They’re all out there taking part.” He recognised an element of opportunism in the mass looting but said an underlying cause was that many young people felt “trapped in the system”. “They’re disconnected from the community and they just don’t care,” he said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/09/london-riots-who-took-part