The Global Herald News, Analysis & Reflection 
Remember the heady days of 2009? The world – or at least the world’s media – was rocked by such hot topics as the death of Michael Jackson, the spread of swine flu, the Iranian elections and the new Star Trek movie; as if that wasn’t enough, there was also something called climate change that was pushing us into global …
February, 2012
August, 2011
- 10 August
UK Riots 2011: 16,000 Officers Called in to Police London as Cameron’s “Big Society” Breaks Down
16,000 police officers were called into the capital of the United Kingdom on Tuesday 9th August as riots continued following the shooting of Marc Duggan in Tottenham. All police leave has been cancelled, the Prime Minister, Home Secretary and London Mayor have all returned from their holidays to deal with the crisis and Parliament has been recalled on Thursday to …
April, 2011
- 22 April
UK: Riots in Bristol as Residents Oppose Tesco Store
Riots took place in Stokes Croft, a cultural quarter of Bristol, on Thursday 21st April 2011 when police attempts to evict squatters from a house served as a lightening rod for popular resentment against a Tesco development in the area. At 9.15pm last night, Bristol police executed a pre-prepared plan to arrest four individuals. Prior to the operation taking place, …
