Martin Amis

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Life and times of a London thug

Lionel Asbo: State  of england
pp. 276, £13.99

In a street thick with smoke, looters smash their way into a local shop, steal whisky and beer. One man grabs a packet of cereal, another runs off laughing with four bottles of whisky. Out on the street many are pushing shopping carts full of stolen goods down the street.

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