As the violence extends for a third night, covering more and more parts of our city, we have moved well beyond the death of Mark Duggan and the peaceful protest led by his family and friends.

It's not necessarily about poverty but about lack of love and hope; about parents who have lost what it means to provide role models for the next generation.

A week after the turmoil in London and other UK cities, attention is turning away from the immediate issues of dealing with criminal behaviour towards the action needed to address the wider causes.

At a recent meeting with Mayor Johnson I was encouraged as I saw for the very first time in his Mayoralty a man consumed by the seriousness of the issue- giving his undivided attention.

Yet another tragedy exposed by the recent London riots is the story of the 11yr old who stole a waste paper bin. And who according to Scotland Yard is the youngest rioter in London to face prosecution.