Ususally August is dead when it comes to news.....not in 2011! This year will be remembered not just in the UK but around the world as the summer of looting and riots.
They have been many debates had, (and to be had) as to what caused such a unified wave of criminality. Some have said, boredom, ignorance, a lack of education and even a sense of belonging. But what caught my attention was the number of people who said it was caused by poverty.
And that got me thinking........Do we really experience poverty in the Western world? What IS poverty? Can you blame poverty when shoes, electronics, jewellery etc were being looted and not food?
Thinking Aloud with Ayo today (Friday) http://www.nigerianwebradio.com/ at 17:00GMT (repeated Saturday 11:00GMT)
