It's good to know the British welfare state is just as F'ed as ours. I listened to a radio interview of two girls taking part in these riots. They were laughing and giggling like it was the greatest thing in the world. They were apparently drinking some expensive wine they looted from a store. When the interviewer asked about it their attitude was they were justified in taking from the rich business owners because they were 'poor' and couldn't afford such things. The rich had to know the 'poor' could do what they wanted. Unbelievable.