August this year in London was heralded by the crash of breaking glass, the wail of police sirens and the smell of livelihoods and businesses going up in flames. Thousands of rioters and looters smashed their way into the public consciousness by instigating the worst violence the capital had seen for nearly fifty years. In … Continue reading »
Emerging from the depths of Clapham Junction station yesterday morning I was greeted by the husk of a burnt-out building, its blackened windows staring sightlessly at the commuters scurrying past the neon-clad policemen standing guard. Beyond the charred wreckage, rows of boarded-up shop fronts stretched as far as the eye could see, the road and … Continue reading »
