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Old 09-08-2011, 12:11   #401
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re: England Riots August 2011 (Was London Riots)

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Originally Posted by danielf View Post
Right. I can see how deprivation and lack of prospects may come into the reasons why people stoop to such behaviour, but to blame this on the current government which has only been in for slightly more than a year seems to me to completely miss the point. If anything, one should wonder why there still is such deprivation and discontent after 12 years of Labour rule.
Because it's this government that are making such drastic and so many cuts. that's all these people see, experience and care about. they don't care who's to blame for what's lead up to this. all that matters to them is what's happening now.
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