tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296405.post7459549305040721832..comments2023-10-06T15:59:45.673+01:00Comments on Little Richardjohn: People Versus Politicians in Peckhambiginaboxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707997679359900326noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296405.post-42587180989880719432011-08-12T18:53:16.731+01:002011-08-12T18:53:16.731+01:00Great post. But you know what? I don't think a...Great post. But you know what? I don't think anything has really changed.<br /><br />London has had riots relatively frequently over the decades - I remember back to the 1960s (Notting Hill), 1970s (largely political - anti-USA in Vietnam, ANL v NF/BNP), 1980s (Brixton, Notting Hill, and, outside London, Toxteth, Mosside and the miners around the country), 1990s (poll tax).<br /><br />Instead, the last decade or more has been relatively quiet: I don't remember any London riots in 2000s; maybe that decade was the anomaly?<br /><br />I don't believe the this is the start of a revolution, though I do believe we - society - need to change. I think we are doing those you describe as "<i>the people of the abyss</i>" a huge disservice: for thirty years or so, we have left them behind.<br /><br />I hope you have a safe and peaceful weekend...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com