anarchy in the uk

i love london. we lived there for a time and whenever i am back, it instantly feels like home. as far back as i can physically go to 'where i grew up". 
this week, london and a growing number of other british cities are being set ablaze by fueling riots which started last saturday night in the north of london, after a 29 year old alleged gang member was shot and killed by police. but these are not riots with a central cause, a call for change or a cry for justice. they seem random and violent and a release of anger for thousands of unemployed youth, an unemployment problem britain has not addressed. a problem that has now set fire to the streets of my favorite city. 
here are a couple of articles published in the new york times recently breaking down the facts and opinions.