As an activist I regularly see and experience environments of high stress and violence, it's often that the police beat and harass people who take a stand for a just society. 

Having a practical social understanding of the riots is important.  I'm not going to pretend that the people who burnt buildings in the riots are my friends, and when one has a 6'4" EDL member screaming hate and abuse in one's face (in this case being held back by police) it isn't that I am naive about the real dangers that some people pose, however, the only way to improve the situation is to provide a nurturing society that gives people the opportunity to avoid the type of deprivation which here we find.  It is quite simple, where there is inequality there is social unrest.  The bigger the inequality the bigger the unrest. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-fair-society/201108/the-hidden-cost-inequality

[As you pointed to the government has done what the rioters did, except a million times worse. – Arms fair this week anyone?  Lots of rich child murders swilling champagne and congratulating themselves.  How the government love those profit makers.]

All the actions that the government have been taking under the terminology “cuts” increase social inequality.  They deprive the general population and buy solely into the pockets of the corporations and the mythical ideas of debts that have been cooked up by people who delight in taxing other people’s life and health.  Here is an example, a bunch of multi-millionaires and billionaires cheer the death of poor people: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/12/tea-party-debate-health-care_n_959354.html

These are the universal problems of Capitalism, a system that fucks over people and the planet for an illusion of profit.  Heard of Fracking?  Water with poisons is pumped under ground at high pressures to crack the rock and get Shale gas.  It poisons the water supply, [toxins, carcinogens, chemicals that mutate genetic material].  In places in America where they’ve done it the locals can *set fire* to their tap water; whole communities are ruined.  They’ve started to set up shop near Blackpool.  In May they had a couple of earthquakes (they have no control of how the rock cracks) and had to lay low for a minute.  Now they’re back it at.  But not for long if we get our way.  Camp Frack starts on Friday.  Read about it here: http://www.monbiot.com/2011/08/31/shale-fail/  Facebook “Camp Frack”.  Generally, I hope to see you there, or sometime soon.  And to Diz, good blog.

Eleanor