The British Riots: Why Here and Now?
By Tariq Ali in London - Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The coalition politicians...made the mess...They privilege the wealthy. They let it be known that judges and magistrates should set an example by giving punitive sentences to protesters found with pea-shooters...They never seriously question why no policeman is ever prosecuted for the 1000-plus deaths in custody since 1990.


