Are the UK Riots "Anarchy in Action?"

Not hardly, though political "thinkers" of all possible stripes seem to be having difficulty finding a spin that works for them.

If true anarchy is present in the riots, and I believe it is, it’s to be found in ad hoc mutual aid societies springing up in affected neighborhoods. People are coming together to defend each others’ lives and possessions, in the absence of political government’s ability to do so or interest in doing so. Anarchy is not society without rules — it’s society without rulers. And it works, whenever it’s required, or even allowed, to.