Welcome to the third Summer of love!

Erol Alkan and Richard Norris have a theory about Summers of Love. "They happen every 21 years," says Norris. "1967 was 21 years before 1988, and 21 years after that is 2009. It's going to be the Third Summer of Love." This isn't perhaps an idea that stands up to close scrutiny - at the exact moment Norris is expounding, police are, alas, voicing fears that the economic downturn is going to lead to a "Summer of Rage" - but you can't fault their enthusiasm. They have even had badges specially mad...

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