A A Gill, Columnist

London Riots Were the Bonfire of Consumers’ Vanities: A.A. Gill

August 12, 2011 at 12:02 AM UTC

A.A. Gill is the television and restaurant critic for the Sunday Times of London and a contributing editor with Vanity Fair. Gill is the author of 10 books and collections, most recently "A.A. Gill is Further Away" and "Previous Convictions: Assignments from Here and There." Born in Scotland, he lives in London.

Provide news feedback or report an error

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

This article is for subscribers only.

I know what caused it, if you’re interested. Despite the wisenheimers’ head-scratching, garment-rending, finger-wagging and tooth-sucking, I actually do know the reason that out of the clear blue sky we were afflicted with a Biblical, mythological, medieval plague of rioting.

(Don’t you agree, by the way, that of all the retrospective experts’ tropes and tics, it’s the tooth-sucking that’s the most offensive?)