Monday, February 23, 2009

Britain faces summer of rage - police


Sadly, I believe we will see this here as well this year.-Lou

Britain faces summer of rage - police

Middle-class anger at economic crisis could erupt into violence on streets

Police are preparing for a "summer of rage" as victims of the economic downturn take to the streets to demonstrate against financial institutions, the Guardian has learned.

Britain's most senior police officer with responsibility for public order raised the spectre of a return of the riots of the 1980s, with people who have lost their jobs, homes or savings becoming "footsoldiers" in a wave of potentially violent mass protests.

Read Article Here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/23/police-civil-unrest-recession

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