Psygnosis

Is there any link to this? Haven't heard it reported.

There is about 100 people every second mentioning it on Twitter, its calming down now as it seems some riot police weren't far behind.

The Birmingham Childrens Hospital is having windows smashed and stones being pelted at staff, more than Chinese Whispers eh?

http://t.co/pfwXuYt

Primark outside the Bull Ring on fire.

In perhaps one of the lowest developments so far, riots are now going after the Birmingham Childrens Hospital.

http://twitpic.com/632i99

T-Mobile - Corporation Street.

http://twitpic.com/632g8c

http://twitpic.com/632fhx

The Orange Shop just outside the Pallasades, and Policeman getting beaten up.

Spreading over to the Bull Ring with people smashing windows of shops.

To be fair its only an hour and fifteen minutes on the train to Sheffield.

Yeah its true, mates just texted me from hospital got shreds of glass stuck in his arm.

All over City Centre, this is just outside the Pallasades

http://lockerz.com/s/127818415

According to the Beeb, the Police are using 'under-trained' or 'not fully trained' officers and recruits to try and control things.

Hackney getting smashed up now, Ladbrokes.

Met Police just tweeted 3 police officers have just been ran over by a car.

Thank god for twitter.

http://thewestlondoner.wordpress.com/ - Good photo blog.

None of the media are reporting on this, they've just stopped.

Edmonton Green about 100-150 youths starting trouble there and fighting with the police and setting fire to vans.

http://yfrog.com/hsem1nkj

“@lee_mccullough: @LondonText: Protestors are throwing petrol bombs on passing cars from a bridge on the A10 from #Tottenham to #Enfield. AVOID THE ROAD.”

Trouble in Brixton 'at least' 200 youths damaging police cars, places shutting down everywhere and in Westfield too?

http://yfrog.com/kl8whstj

How do you know they can't be bothered to get a job?

- Because they've told me to my face, they have rejected numerous Youth Offending Team and Council partnership programmes that are given to them in an effort to get them on the straight and narrow or they break them after a few days to go back chilling out with their mates because they 'can't be arsed' unless it's a job making games for Sony or getting an apprenticeship that pays

Yep, here in Slough and spreading nationwide it's all about bandana gangs at the moment, gangs formed by the colour of their bandanas just loitering intimidating the public, nicking gold chains off old Indian women, dealing drugs getting their siblings involved to deal in schools, nicking stuff to order etc

 

99% these kids will never be law abiding sadly and all this talk I been watching in the tv news citing lack jobs/recession being a primary cause is bollocks - these dickheads don't want to make the effort in working and have zero sense of community.

 

It will be impossible to reason with them or establish some sort of dialogue because that would mean they'd be asked to stop their bloody offending first of all.

How do you know they're kids?

How do you know they can't be bothered to get a job?

No community they're just in a gang though.

Some (and I mean quite a lot) have been turned away when applying for jobs and feel they've got in so much trouble nobody will give them a chance, which to a certain degree can be true.

To prison, young offenders institutions, back to their home country, put them under house arrest, evict their parents. Wherever. Protect the innocent people their scaring the hell out of not the criminals.

Digital Economy Act that Mandy put in a while ago has been binned by Vince Cable, with him describing it as 'out of touch with reality' and 'unworkable'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14372698

Ah, OK. I'm type 1 too. The one time I did night shift I had two horrific sleep hypos. I feel your pain. Sorry to hear about the neuropathy. It's scary stuff. Good luck brah.

Thanks, my neuropathy is just basically pins and needles in my legs (basically a dead leg at times), not as bad as other cases I've seen, but my WiiFit does me good to keep up with exercise when I need to.

Diabetes means you can't work a full-time job?

Not exactly should of explained that better I have Type 1 not Type 2 - I have to inject insulin before I eat, and keep an eye on my blood sugars and glucose control, a lot of shift work I did affected affected my blood sugars so I was advised to look for fixed hours only plus I didn't have much flexibility when it came to insulin, plus there is diabetic neuropathy I get which is basically nerve damage when my sugar is too high, so my GP advised I apply for DLA as my chances are getting a proper full time job are slimmer than a normal person, plus applications I filled in were turned down or I didn't hear from them, however I don't claim IB or ESA since I have a part time job.

Took me approx 8 weeks to get my low rate DLA, plus I don't meet full criteria for a full time job (Type 1 Diabetic) but luckily I work part time with a great gaffer, although I had it on appeal which for each appeal that is successful (70%) is at a cost to the taxpayer

Back to the disabled a sec..

http://twitpic.com/5wb6sv - Express '75% of disabled benefit claims are faking'

Question, how do the disabled put up with this bullshit from the media frequently? - disgraceful.

And Professor Harrington's report into the reforms is pretty damning http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/c...1015/101505.htm

With a 60% appeal success rate, speaks for itself how the pilot in Burnley and Aberdeen went, by the way an appeal costs the taxpayer an extra

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jul...t-cuts-disabled

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13999852

Legal action threatened against the Government over DLA cuts - whilst I think welfare reform should happen, I think DLA and anything that helps the physically or mentally ill should remain untouched - from what I've heard its hard enough to get as it is.