Or just dysfunctional young people trashing their own streets?
A lack of discipline perhaps, poor parental upbringing?
Poor policing, poor tactics certainly
We could but that would be to take the politicians way out.
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The politicians have all failed over the last fifty years to address the issues raised.
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All of that might be true however this is much more important than any political behaviour.
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This is the opening scene in a much more powerful global seismic shift.
This is really a fork in the road.
History suggests there is no iron law of progress and there have been periods when things have got worse not better.
Take the following together
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The global imbalances.
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The manic-depressive behaviour of stock markets.
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The venality of the financial sector.
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The growing gulf between rich and poor.
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The high levels of unemployment.
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The increasing screech of bad news in all the media.
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The naked consumerism and the riots are telling us something.
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This is a system in deep trouble and it is waiting to blow.
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Is it just a coincidence that London is one of the three major global financial centres?
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One of three global centres of unbridled greed.
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Where the gap between rich and poor is accelerating exponentially.
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It is not just London.
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It is warning us of much greater problems to come.
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To spell it out clearly the global financial system is about to implode.
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Break down.
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Meltdown.
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Whatever way you want to describe it the global system is kaput, over finished.
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Politicians will keep trying to mend it, fix it.
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Like King Canute they might believe that they can command the sea not to come in.
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However the tide has turned, it is coming in.
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A global financial system based on endless growth cannot continue.
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A global financial system based on positive interest has reached it's limits.
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Now will come the denials.
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The insistence that the system is fine, it just needs adjusting.
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No it does not.
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It has created a world of huge and growing inequality.
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A world of have and have nots.
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The endless abuse and destruction of our planet, our home.
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Time for us to try and fix it.
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Time for us to ban positive interest on money.
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A time to introduce negative interest.
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To reintroduce the commons.
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The commons are the air, the land, the sea, all those are called commons because no one can own them any more than anyone can own the air.
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Time to take back the commons for the people.
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This is the beginning of the end as we know it.
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Many will fight change.
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Those in power and money will fight to sustain their wealth and power.
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Too late it's over.
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We can make the transition soft or hard.
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History tells us we will make it hard.
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So we will talk about this in greater depth in coming blogs.
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You will have your part to play.
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One of three choices.
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Protect and fight to sustain the status quo.
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Do nothing and let events take you where they will.
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Or join those seeking change.
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I might be premature in my timing, I think not.
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However it is over the rape and pillage of this planet has gone on too long.
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We must, we will change to a kinder gentler world
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None of us can be proud about living in a world of unbridled greed and abuse of nature.
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The London riots were just a curtain raiser..
In it's own way is the so called Arab Spring.
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