Birmingham's Still Bubbling.

Across the UK the rioting that has plagued the past four days seems to be blowing itself out with a sense of calm and normality returning to most areas. The exception seems to be in Birmingham.

Yesterday (9/8/11) local residents in the West Bromwich area formed neighbourhood watch groups to protect their homes and business. At one point a car drove into one of these groups killing three young Asian men. Whatever the truth the rumours flying about claim this was a racist attack and as a result there are large groups of young men assembling in the street divided along ethnic lines. This creates the obvious worry that race riots will break out over night. I hope they don't.

Already politicians like David Cameron are talking about sections of British society that are "sick" and need to feel the strong arm of the law. In Eltham in London, scene of the Stephen Lawerence murder, the English Defence League (EDL) have been organising large groups to white men to go around "hunting looters" which really means beating up young black men.

So my worry is that it if Asian areas of the country continue to riot long after everywhere else has calmed down people will forget what really caused this violence and and blame it all on a Muslim problem.

That would be a shame because up until now the one good thing you can say about the rioters is that they've been a very ethnically diverse group with Black, White and Asian, Christian, Jew and Muslim all united in their hatred of the police and their desire for free stuff.