As a Briton, do you feel comfortable with the way your government is running the country? How do you feel about the oft-repeated claim that the UK has the most surveillance cameras per capita in the world? Do you belong to the camp that says "I have nothing to hide, so I feel safer that they're there." or do you feel that your privacy and civil rights and freedoms are being violated?
More heavy questions.
About a year ago, London and other major cities in the UK saw tremendous rioting and looting, at times by youths (or even children) aged 13-14 or even younger. They often seemed not even politically motivated, but were merely there to steal things, and destroy some property. From my current perspective living in Berlin, I don't think I would be alone in saying that I can't picture, in the current environment, anything like this happening here - at least not to that scale. Is this something that you personally could foresee in advance, based on your estimation of the amount of civil unrest? The media made note that extreme right-wing groups like the EDL were becoming active in some areas, and were even welcomed by locals because "the police weren't doing their job". Is this cause for alarm?
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