Day two of the Notting Hill Carnival made the previous day look tame by comparison. By the time the Metropolitan Police issued its final update at 23:00 on Monday, there had been 230 arrests during the day - compared to 90 on Sunday. A further five people were stabbed, up from three on Sunday. 35 police officers were assaulted, up from 15. The full breakdown of the offences can be seen in the post below.
Despite the politicisation of the Met and all the two tier policing surrounding certain protests - the left get a free hand, the right get carted away - they were clearly exasperated by the Notting Hill violence. That was laid bare in an update from the Deputy Assistant Commissioner - Ade Adelekan - issued at 11:03 on Monday, prior to the fresh violence and referencing what had happened on Sunday.
Adelekan, himself a black male, used the word 'tired' three times in a hard hitting third paragraph. DAC Adelekan appears to speak from the heart, and undoubtedly for many officers, when he writes that police are tired of the violence 'every year'. He precedes that by underlining the depravity of what is supposed to be a 'family day' when a 32-year-old female is in critical condition after being stabbed in the company of her child.
What of the Mayor of London, you may ask? Surely, such an outspoken city leader would have some condemnation for the violence taking place on his streets?
Nope. In fact, since Sunday he has not even mentioned Notting Hill on either of his X accounts. It appears that his 'diversity is strength' mantra simply cannot and must not be subverted by the reality on the streets. His mythical doctrine is immune to the truth.
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