Shopping for Free or Looting in London

"As I got closer to the Debenhams store, I passed hooded figures nonchalantly going the other way with arms full of booty. More and more people passed me with their grabbed sportswear and electrical goods. One young guy, who looked about 15, stopped to throw a couple of tracksuits to a girl he fancied from the pile he was struggling to carry. I looked at the faces of the looters and didn't see anger, hatred or even a desire for justice. These were just opportunist young people, looking as if they having the time of their lives."

from Coffee House The Spectator Blog

see When the underbelly roars

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Youth Unemployment, the UK Riots and The Jasmine Revolution

"The underlying causes of the rioting are difficult to say with certainty but one key fact must be considered: youth unemployment."

So writes Michael Goldfarb in GloblaPost via Salon.com

The Jasmine revolution, rapidly fading from the collective memory, started in Tunisia due to very similar circumstances.

Difficult to really compare these two sets of civil disturbance, yet it is an undeniable fact that you cannot keep not employing your young men, and then expect them to sit around and enjoy doing nothing.

see Why London exploded last night

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London Burning

"Cops battle new riots across London"

from The Sun

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London Burning

The Josper Grill: the indoor BBQ

The review of The Caxton Grill, in St. Ermine Hotel by Thrill List, is good and interesting in itself.

Perhaps more intriguing is the description of their indoor BBQ:

"At first glance you'd think the star of this airily modern, wood-floored, orange-seated restaurant is its mammoth, floor-to-ceiling "wine cube", but in actuality it's the Josper Grill: a newfangled, highly praised wood-burner that allows chefs to both BBQ and roast at the same time..."

see The Caxton Grill - Eat like a king, then drink like a spy

London: Hole in Ground Drinking - The Mayor Of Scaredy Cat Town

"Set underneath the new Breakfast Club in Spitalfields, (The) Mayor's actually accessed via a fridge hidden at the back of the cafe; pull open the door, then climb inside and down some stairs, and find a brick-walled, moodily candlelit space that patrons (again, actually) are told to eventually exit via secret-doored toilets, "nonchalantly as if you've just had a pee", perhaps even "leaving your fly down"...

from Thrillist

see  The Mayor Of Scaredy Cat Town


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