The recent news of the proposed housing benefit cap as part of Iain Duncan Smith's welfare reform has come as a worry. If ever we needed more proof as to the extent to which the Conservative Party have lost touch with the people of Britain, there here is a shining example.
The aftermath of the riots that spread across the UK in late summer was much more than just the burnt out buildings and houses, the emotional distress or the job losses - it was also the fingers of blame pointed and name calling by the media and politicians alike.