Hasn't he just nipped a riot in the bud? Isn't that what we praised Starmer for last summer?

Why should the looting of shops etc be tolerated and violence against officers doing their job?

Of course there is politics at play, there's issues of precedence and state rights but putting that aside most will be glad to not see the city burning. This week at least.

Not for the first time, I find these comparisons to fascism absolutely absurd.