Riga Riots

And so it begins..

After Greece last month Latvia indulged in a bit of expression on Tuesday.

Approximately 1,000 of the 10,000 protesters, many of whom were young, went on a rampage, breaking into the Latvias Balzams liquor store, breaking windows and overturning cars, and attempting to get into the building where the parliament has its sessions.

The police moved against those engaged in violence, sending some to the hospital and arresting 106. But what disturbed many in Latvia and probably elsewhere is that at least some of the police demonstrated their sympathies with the protesters by refusing to move against them, a development that could embolden the radical opposition.

Riots will become commonplace in Europe this year.

This year the UK will have more graduates than ever before but the number of jobs available will decline dramatically. Hopefully this will encourage some of them to stop doing "feely feely" and do some "thinky thinky" for a change....

Happy Rioting.