We are already seeing it on the streets. When Stop Oil protesters block a public way, drivers are losing patience and taking justice into their own hands. When Police officers stand aside and fail to do their duty, ordinary citizens will act given the absences and failures of local authorities.
There is nothing that could not happen if there is a social breakdown. On the pages of The Guardian we read acticles showing 'astonishment' about the numbers of those living on the streets. People have been living on the streets for many years and nobody seemed to take any notice of what has been happening. The actual heir to the throne - Prince William Windsor - has been walking around and talking about 'no more people sleeping rough'. Rent increases will see thousands of families and individuals facing the real prospect of living on the streets. So the numbers might not be going down, but actually going up as the financial crisis takes hold.
I don't think that in recent times we have seen anything like it. The most recent financial crisis don't come even close to what is going to happen if the economy goes downhill. There are reports indicating that landlords are selling properties that they used to rent. This is going to make the situation worse as places for renting disappear and rental costs go up thank to increased demand and lower supply.
Too much time is being devoted to gender and racial non issues and too little time is being spent trying to deal with crucially important issues. Migration should be a NO/NO. If anything, migration is making a bad situation a lot more explosive. If political parties continue to promote idelogical irrationality instead of dealing with pressing issues, battles will be fought on the streets as tempers flair.
