Why is London under siege!?

Our great city is under attack for two reasons; the first is obvious and simple to explain. A young man was shot, his community wanted some answers, the police was investigating the causes but was taking too long and the community lost patience waiting. They peacefully tried to show their distress when a rogue element hijacked the peaceful event then started rioting, looting and burring public and private property – Tottenham burned and copycats duplicated the scenes in other parts of the city.

The second reason is disconnect, between the community and its leaders although those same leaders tried all weakened and continued trying today to paint a different picture – but it was their forked divisive tongue that mostly caused the unrest. They are not the only part or group in the country that had to endure the cuts – but they are the only group – out of sheer ignorance and total selfishness who cut their nose to spite their face with their actions.

When the Member of Parliament, David Lammy, warned on his first address to the media that “if the police do not give answers rioting will break out…” he was not acting responsibly – why add wood to the fire!?

When the community leaders and organizers were excusing the unrest as a response to the cuts – that was not a sensible line to take it also added fuel to an already bad situation!

When Ken Livingston and Diane Abbott added their voice to “Because of the Cuts” brigade that too wasn’t helpful and gave an already confused idle bunch an excuse to cause havoc!

Those rioters are not aliens from outer space; they are sons and daughters, brothers and sisters of that community. They were teenagers and young adults – no doubt a product of Labour and her failings. A product of thirteen years of dependency and government knows best – thirteen years of easy gains and lack of any personal responsibility. Thirteen years of social engineering and government compartmentalizing – they are criminals who broke into shops, stole goods and money and set buildings on fire – they are criminals not by nature but by design, by the environments they grow in and the society that nurtured them.

During the Tottenham attack Lammy was nowhere in sight – he did not as quickly and swiftly come to the aid of his beloved community, denounce the violence and call for calm and reason. And although he has issued a statement, he did not appear in person until the following afternoon. His condemnation statement came in the aftermath – after the police had controlled the crowds and the fires were put out. It was a strong statement, but it lost it fizz because it came late. Had it come earlier it might not have stopped the riots from happening but it might have reduced them and lessened the damage – but we’ll never know!

Responsibility is a two way street – those in any position of power no matter how large or small owe it to themselves, their post but most of all to their community and the country to always speak responsibly.

Tottenham is responsible for what happened in Tottenham.