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The UK riots: the psychology of looting | Zoe Williams | Comment is free | The Guardian
The first day after London started burning, I spoke to Claire Fox, radical leftwinger and resident of Wood Green. On Sunday morning, apparently, people had been not just looting H&M, but trying things on first. By Monday night, Debenhams in Clapham Junction was empty, and in a cheeky touch, the streets were thronging with people carrying Debenhams bags.
UK riots: Egyptians swap views online over roots of unrest | UK news | guardian.co.uk
Egyptians use their mobiles to record celebrations in Tahrir Square, Cairo, after the toppling of Mubarak this year.
Aug 9th 2011, 1:02 by J.G. | LONDON TO TOTTENHAM and Brixton, add Croydon, Clapham, Ealing, Lewisham, Hackney, Bethnal Green and Barking.
Riots in London: London burns | The Economist
London riots: police debate how far they should go to regain control | UK news | The Guardian
Police in Hackney, north London, on Monday night.
The still smouldering Carpetright store in Tottenham has quickly become iconic of the rioting seen since Saturday. Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features It's usual practice when someone is killed that their personal details are not made public until the next of kin has been informed.
If the rioting was a surprise, people weren't looking | Stafford Scott | Comment is free | The Guardian
Urban riots: Thirty years after Brixton | Editorial | Comment is free | The Guardian
Three days on, with youths skirmishing with police in Lewisham and attacking businesses in Hackney late on Monday , it is clear that Britain, and particularly London , is experiencing some of its most serious and most destructive urban violence since the Brixton and Toxteth riots of 1981.
Police in riot gear in Enfield, north London, on Sunday night.
There is a context to London's riots that can't be ignored | Nina Power | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police sparked London's riots, did not fire a shot at police officers before they killed him, the IPCC says Link to this video Mark Duggan , whose shooting by police sparked London 's riots, did not fire a shot at police officers before they killed him, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said on Tuesday.
Mark Duggan did not shoot at police, says IPCC | UK news | guardian.co.uk
Nothing 'mindless' about rioters - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
Civil disturbances never have a single, simple meaning. When the Bastille was being stormed the thieves of Paris doubtless took advantage of the mayhem to rob houses and waylay unlucky revolutionaries.
I’m huddled in the front room with some shell-shocked friends, watching my city burn.
