How Good the Response to the 2011 Riots?

Riot police patrolling in Tottenham.               Photo: Lewis Whyld/PA via The Guardian

This morning Tottenham MP David Lammy has an article in The Guardian berating the Government for its poor response to the riots. Is it fair comment? And what of other agencies locally, including most particularly the Council. How have they done?

Link: 2011 riots inquiry recommendations ignored by government, says Lammy