Please summarise the main points of this article about the inequality of the London...

The article makes the argument that the sociological
understanding of the London riots is the only way to really grasp why the uprising
happened.  The article asserts that the core of the riots happened in areas that are
economically disadvantaged.  As reflective of the idea of a "Broken Britain," this state
of affairs is something that requires analysis and thought.  The article asserts that
the people in these communities are experiencing a combination of long standing
marginalization from the sociological, economic, and political reality of England, but
also are feeling the current hurt of cutbacks in providing social services to these
individuals.  This helps to further discontent in these
communities:

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Long-term tensions between police and youth, a
dearth of opportunities for children from disadvantaged areas and visible inequalities
where the wealthy often live just yards away from run-down city estates have also been
highlighted.

The combination
of a fragmented past and a present that is being pinched even more with the current
economic crisis has contributed to a state of being wherein those who riot do not feel
connected to their social setting.  When the opportunity to riot presented itself, these
youth did not feel the need to oppose this because of this lack of connection; the
article asserts the real cause of the riot lirs present for all to see.  The
sociological and economic approach to understanding the riots is the critical point in
this analysis.