Britains current PM came to power wrapping himself in anti-big-government rhetoric. No surprise that once in power he talks a bit differently:

In an emergency meeting of the House of Commons, David Cameron indicated that the police could be given powers to shut down social networks during times of unrest, and widen officers remit to compel people to remove face coverings.

Remember how the Western political establishment spoke in a unified voice of condemnation when governments in Egypt and Iran shut down social media networks like Twitter in an attempt to prevent protestors from coordinating? Double standard, anyone?

This is a time for our country to pull together, said Cameron, praising those who had taken to the streets to defend their communities from thugs.

Camerons praise for those who had taken to the streets to defend their communities from thugs seems a bit selective. After all, the riots began as protests against murderous thugs in police uniforms; but I doubt that Cameron meant to be praising the protestors  or encouraging his subjects to take to the streets to defend free communication against Camerons own thuggish plans for censorship.