I worked on a S.London council estate for 4 years or so, back in the early '90s and i feared for the future back then !
Rubbish everywhere, high unemployment, huge crime and drug problems, burnt out cars, lifts that double as toilets, the list goes on.....it's horrific.!
Putting to one side who you think is to blame,what worries me is that the youngsters growing up in these war zones are the next generation - the ones we have to pass the torch to in the very near future.
I don't watch programmes like this, because they just reinforce the feeling of 'God help us!'