It's pretty quiet out there - during the daytime today, at least. I think non-rioters are mostly staying home, which might include a lot of potential clients?
I would honestly call someone mad if they went roaming London at night this week looking for a shag, since they're more likely to get a brick chucked at their head at the moment.
Twitter is definitely the best place for news. Check out Twitter.com/Riotcleanup and
this moderately terrifying map of incidents.
There is a lot of effort being made to sort things out, but it may take a little time.
But, I just like to avoid crazies to the best of my urban-living ability.
I should have this printed and laminated cos it's my motto! With work, particularly, I think it does well to err on the side of super-caution.