The Boy-King
has spoken. Parliament will be recalled on Thursday to deal with the
lootings riots caused by society's failure to provide unemployed lads and lasses with all the latest goodies for free. It is not entirely clear to me or to anybody what that will achieve. What will Parliament do? Jump up and down and say how terrible it all is and can we now go back to our hols? That will help the people whose homes, shops, businesses, livelihoods have been destroyed.
16,000 police on the streets of London tonight. Where will they get them from? Also, will they be properly equipped? There were various places where the police had to stand their ground without proper riot gear. That's what comes when money is spent on the latest computers and new cars instead of the necessary equipment.
Shepherds Bush seems to have been spared so far. But Ealing to the west had a rough night and there was trouble in Notting Hill Gate, about 1 mile to the east. And that reminds me: the Carnival is happening in a couple of weeks' time. Will be interesting.
And another thing: if Parliament comes back on Thursday, will large numbers of police be needed to protect the MPs?
If Parliament actually wanted to do something useful (unlikely I know), they could return the right to bear arms to the law abiding members of the public, plus a robust right to use them in defense of both body and property.
ReplyDeleteThat would take long legislation. Not going to happen. The Riot Act will not be brought back either. That's my prediction.
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