the reason is that the goverment is fucked . sending money to all these countries like libiya afganistan bailing out portugul cos they went into debt , also greece when they needed bailin out. also the goverment is puttin taxs way up on everythign evan down to a loaf of bread , ther up like a pound .. theres no jobs 2.7 unemployed , mostly my age under 25 its ridicoulous so these rioters hit back n wrecked shops burned buildings thot with police , i dont condon what these rioter idiots done but thats what its come down to in uk n it happend all over the uk