The UK press are no doubt delighted with current events in England because it takes attention off them and their propensity to use underhand methods to get news.
Perhaps we should be asking questions about the role of the press in our problems with the current riots.
How many times have the press slammed the police because of how they handled a protest (definition - middle class? Protest. Underclass? Riot.)
They were too soft, too hard, too wishy-washy, not collegiate enough. In other words, no matter how the police treat protestors they are slammed by the press, TV etc.
Then, our two top Met policemen resigned rather than be dragged down in scandal because it emerged they used the same tools as politicians to try and protect their force against this type of onslaught.
Is it any wonder the Met (for whom I have little sympathy generally) floundered when these riots broke out?
Once more the UK press need to inspect the filthy corners of their own houses.
Perhaps we should be asking questions about the role of the press in our problems with the current riots.
How many times have the press slammed the police because of how they handled a protest (definition - middle class? Protest. Underclass? Riot.)
They were too soft, too hard, too wishy-washy, not collegiate enough. In other words, no matter how the police treat protestors they are slammed by the press, TV etc.
Then, our two top Met policemen resigned rather than be dragged down in scandal because it emerged they used the same tools as politicians to try and protect their force against this type of onslaught.
Is it any wonder the Met (for whom I have little sympathy generally) floundered when these riots broke out?
Once more the UK press need to inspect the filthy corners of their own houses.
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