Some kind of crazy has come over London. It started on Saturday evening quietly enough with a peaceful march Tottenham in response to the shooting of a man by police when trying to arrest him. But then it all broke loose and people started to loot and riot in a frenzy that sparked several days copycat opportunistic rioting. The first I really heard of it hitting my area was when I woken by text messages at 4am yesterday morning from concern people in Australia!

Its kind of eerie how many areas of London feel like ghost towns during the day with many shops shutting early and boarding up their glass (where did they get the wood?!) There is also notable police presence in many areas.

At any rate I hope it stops soon! The police can surely only do so much overtime!