Having simmered for a few hours, Brixton is reportedly seeing some violence at the moment. North and south of the Thames, London is burning and the ability of police to deal with the sheer scale of the disturbances is now in doubt.
Businesses in Brixton have reportedly been told to shut, and cordons have been set up. There are unconfirmed reports of police lines moving back. A couple of hours ago, it seemed that the police strategy was working and the worst violence of Saturday night in Tottenham would not be repeated tonight. That hope now seems doomed.
So it’s Enfield, Brixton and Ponders End tonight. Where else? There remain reports about tensions near Oxford Circus. And the violence clearly is no longer confined solely to north London. In other words, all bets are off. There seems to be no organisation behind the riots, they just seem to be breaking out here and there.
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