I wonder what it will take to stop the opportunist looters (rioters) wreaking havoc in England's cities of late. First, and worst, London, followed by Birmingham, Nottingham, Liverpool and Bristol, have seen riots, violence, arson and looting in the last few days.
Now several football matches have been postponed, including England v Holland, scheduled for Wednesday night at Wembley. Others to fall victim are the Carling Cup ties at Crystal Palace, Bristol City, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United.
I can't see football fans tolerating that for long - though I've no idea what they will do in response. Currently the England v India test match at Edgbaston, scheduled to start on Wednesday, will go ahead - but it does have the benefit of being played during the day.
I'm sure we could all argue day and night about the causes for these riots, but it's difficult to see how an incident in Tottenham can have anything to do with riots in cities over a hundred miles away. That is why I describe them as opportunistic looting.
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