Darcus Howe "Insurrection of the masses".

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Uploaded by on Aug 10, 2011

BBC interview with West Indian writer gives insight into causes of London riots

Sixty-eight-year-old Darcus Howe, a West Indian broadcaster and former editor of the magazine "Race Today," told BBC in an interview Tuesday that he has for some time now been certain that "something very serious was going to take place in this country."

Howe, who lives in South London, paints a sobering picture of London today: Our political leaders had no idea, our police had no idea. But if you look at young blacks and young whites with a discerning eye and a careful hearing, they have been telling us, and we would not listen what is happening in this country to them.

The BBC anchor interviewing Howe doesn't quite know how to take Howe's comments.

"Does this mean you condone what happened in your community?" the anchor says, interrupting Howe mid-sentence.

Howe tells the anchor to "have some respect."

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