London riots: If you listen carefully

ruggedtoast

you can hear the beginnings of a stampede of 'young professionals' bailing out of 'vibrant' areas. For sale boards going up, letters of two months notice being hammered out.

Suddenly a 90 minute commute on the 07.13 doesnt seem like such a bad idea?

I wonder what the effect will be on London's housing costs. I would imagine these areas will fall in value considerably now, even the most committed Guardian lovey has to be averse to being burned in their bed at night in a post code they know the police and fire brigade wont respond to.

Its a shame because it will mark a significant reversal in race integration and the beginning of further ghettoisation of certain ethnic groups.

lostinrates

ruggedtoast wrote: »

you can hear the beginnings of a stampede of 'young professionals' bailing out of 'vibrant' areas. For sale boards going up, letters of two months notice being hammered out.

Suddenly a 90 minute commute on the 07.13 doesnt seem like such a bad idea?

I wonder what the effect will be on London's housing costs. I would imagine these areas will fall in value considerably now, even the most committed Guardian lovey has to be averse to being burned in their bed at night in a post code they know the police and fire brigade wont respond to.

Its a shame because it will mark a significant reversal in race integration and the beginning of further ghettoisation of certain ethnic groups.

My grandparents, later in their careers moved out of London....to the Croydon/Purley area.:eek:

ILW

lostinrates wrote: »

My grandparents, later in their careers moved out of London....to the Croydon/Purley area.:eek:

Big difference between Croydon and Purley.

ruggedtoast

lostinrates wrote: »

My grandparents, later in their careers moved out of London....to the Croydon/Purley area.:eek:

A couple of years ago two plain clothes policeman, one white and one black, were beaten up by a crowd of black youths because the black policeman saw a girl drop some litter and told her to pick it up.

A memo then went out to officers in the Croydon area not to try and police littering for their own safety.

This has been on the cards for a long time. Policing by consent doesnt work if the consent is only one way.

jjlandlord

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Its a shame because it will mark a significant reversal in race integration and the beginning of further ghettoisation of certain ethnic groups.

Yeah, well I wouldn't complain about an area being ghettoised when the "locals" seem keen on burning it down at the first occasion.
Let them clean the charred remains themselves the day they decide they want to live in a decent place.

Hoopie1

ruggedtoast wrote: »

you can hear the beginnings of a stampede of 'young professionals' bailing out of 'vibrant' areas. For sale boards going up, letters of two months notice being hammered out.

Suddenly a 90 minute commute on the 07.13 doesnt seem like such a bad idea?

I wonder what the effect will be on London's housing costs. I would imagine these areas will fall in value considerably now, even the most committed Guardian lovey has to be averse to being burned in their bed at night in a post code they know the police and fire brigade wont respond to.

Its a shame because it will mark a significant reversal in race integration and the beginning of further ghettoisation of certain ethnic groups.

Is there any evidence to suggest this or have you just made it up? I don't have an opinion either way but I would guess that three days is a little too soon to be making such bold claims.

I know, I'll move out to some leafy suburb like Enfield. Oh.

Percy1983

London is so behind the times, to be exact its 10 years behind us in Oldham.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Oldham_race_riots

ILW

Percy1983 wrote: »

London is so behind the times, to be exact its 10 years behind us in Oldham.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Oldham_race_riots

They will start nicking all the goodies from the stores up there when you get electricity.

Percy1983

ILW wrote: »

They will start nicking all the goodies from the stores up there when you get electricity.

True we have problems seeing at night.

+ looting primark can't be much fun.

Generali

Percy1983 wrote: »

London is so behind the times, to be exact its 10 years behind us in Oldham.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Oldham_race_riots

These aren't race riots.

Percy1983

Generali wrote: »

These aren't race riots.

As much as I would love to agree, I am spotting patterns in footage and the populations of other areas where it is all kicking off.

With that I do expect Oldham to join in any time now, there just a bit slow up here.