yeah, it's dumb, but there are underlying reasons for it all, of course. the government seems to be doing everything in it's power to enlarge the poverty divide - benefits and services are being massively cut, unemployment is on the rise - all while the PM takes a "budget" holiday in spain with his family, and flies out his tennis coach on a private jet.
i don't agree with the riots, but if you put the poorest, least educated people under pressure for long enough, something like this is bound to happen. at least it makes for entertaining news.
