Recipee for disaster?

Turning in to the Radio on Saturday evening and hearing breaking news of "an Incident" forming in the Tottenham area. I thought no more of it and thanks to being caught up in Moulin Rouge on DVD didn't watch television again until Sunday morning. The scenes of terrible riots in the Tottenham and Wood Green area were simply shocking. Video footage of a whole double decker bus burned out and the burt ruins of what were formerly shops and homes.

While it is shocking to see and disasterous for those affected you do wonder that if the current cuts were are all being forced to endure will not simply make things worse. If Police budgets are to be cut by 20% who will jump in to help the unreast then? We don't have a Civil Guard to aid in these circumstances. Meanwhile the cost of education is rising and a University Degree is now likely to cost £9000 per year. Will this mean a fall in those going on to further eductation? The very people that voted these increases were all priviledge to Private Education and lived through a period when they received a grant to get through University. Not a £9000 per year bill. Mind you, we are a country that has been taught to rely on credit for the things we need. Looks like Education is falling into the same pitfall. One that is only time delayed. We struggle at work to get people with certain IT Skills. I can't help that think that by cutting acccess to education is causing a longer term problem and potentially a generation that will be left on the side line. We should be looking at the skills shortage and ensure our young people are learning them today so that they can fill them tomorrow. I hope it doesn't lead to more unrest but with the cuts just begining to kick in I can't help but feel that the current plans are going to lead to a recipee for disaster. Fingers Crossed it doesn't!