Babylon and bang

Memo to me: If you hear what sound like big bloody fireworks going off in clusters at three in the morning, the noise ricocheting around the area but no flashes or bright colours to be seen, then of course it’s the sound of volleys of stun grenades as armed police storm an ex-Rasta temple which is also probably London’s biggest crack den and is, unbeknown to you, half a mile away from your flat. Honestly, it’s so obvious that it barely even needs pointing out.