'BlackBerry riots' in Britain, addiction to smartphones

Release Date 14 Aug, 2011 in Economic Times

Playing with fire on cuts Mirror.co.uk - Mark Austin - 14 Aug, 2011 The Sunday Mirror poll conducted in the aftermath of the riots doesn't make happy reading for David Cameron. Only 29 per cent of those questioned by ComRes thought the Government had handled the worst civil disturbances of ...
'BlackBerry riots' in Britain, addiction to smartphones Economic Times - 14 Aug, 2011 LONDON: As Prime Minister David Cameron and others seek to clamp down on social media during crisis, industry figures indicate that Britain is now a nation that is 'addicted to smartphones' such as iPhone, BlackBerry and Android. ...
	From Der Spiegel: Flash Points Across the Continent Al-Arabiya - 14 Aug, 2011 Violent riots like those that raged through London and Britain this week have rung the alarm bell for politicians. Frustration is also high among young people in other nations across Europe. As the gap between rich and poor widens, the next outbreak ...
Cameron's call for social media clampdown sparks criticism Deutsche Welle - 14 Aug, 2011 British Prime Minister David Cameron is considering banning people from social networks if they were suspected of inciting violence online. The plans have raised concerns among free speech advocates. "If people use social networking sites to provoke ...
	Public oppose David Cameron's police cuts in wake of riots Mirror.co.uk - Vincent Moss - 14 Aug, 2011 MORE than two-thirds of the public oppose David Cameron's plans for huge reductions in police numbers, our exclusive survey reveals today. The Sunday Mirror/ComRes poll shows 70 per cent think planned officer ...
London riots: Public faith in the system hits rock bottom Economic Times - 14 Aug, 2011 In 2008, Time Magazine did a cover story asking if Britain is running scared of its youth. Naturally, the article kicked off a massive row in the mother country, some nationalistic anger about those on the other side of the pond, ...
Cameron plans to evict rioters Sydney Morning Herald - John Burns - ‎Aug 13, 2011‎ AS BRITAIN begins to weigh the costs of rioting and ponders measures to prevent a recurrence, the government of Prime Minister David Cameron has put forward a way of punishing those who rampaged through cities and towns: kick them and their families ...
U.K. Poll Shows Two-Thirds Oppose Police Cuts, Independent Says Bloomberg - Sarah Shannon - ‎Aug 13, 2011‎ More than two-thirds of Britons reckon Prime Minister David Cameron should reverse plans to cut more than 30000 police posts as he seeks to reduce the UK budget deficit, the Independent said, ...
Rush to judgment Ottawa Citizen - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ British Prime Minister David Cameron's tough words have, no doubt, brought some comfort to a jittery and outraged public in London and other parts of England rocked by violence this week. But, as the country begins to clean up after days of rioting and ...
Riots have Britain rethinking its stance on juvenile justice Detroit Free Press - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ British Prime Minister David Cameron talks to young people Friday taking part in an event to help heal from the riots. Many rioters were 18 years or younger. / SANG TAN/Associated Press BY PAISLEY DODDS AND JILL LAWLESS ASSOCIATED PRESS Scenes of ...
	Last updated at 12:17 AM on 13th August 2011 Daily Mail - Iain Martin - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ Why did it take an epidemic of looting and lawlessness for the Prime Minister finally to find his true voice? When he talked this week about the magnitude of the moral crisis confronting Britain, it was powerful stuff. He said parts of our society are ...
Public lacks confidence in Tory leaders following disturbances The Independent - Oliver Wright - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ More than half the public have lost confidence in David Cameron's leadership in the aftermath of this week's rioting in cities across England, a poll for The Independent reveals today. The survey by ComRes also found ...
Leading article: Liberalism has improved Britain �" its defenders must speak up The Independent - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ When David Cameron spoke of "pockets of our society that are not only broken, but frankly sick", in his first response to the recent rioting, he was saying no more than would have been expected from a Conservative prime minister in such circumstances. ...
Voice of the Mirror: Don't rob us of cops Mirror.co.uk - Don Mackay - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ THE WRITING is on the wall when it comes to the police cuts �" and it seems everyone can read it, except for the Prime Minister. We challenged the sacking of officers before the riots. ...
	Riots force rethink on Britain's juvenile justice Newsday (subscription) - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ News Newsday > News Content Preview Newsday/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Riots force rethink on Britain's juvenile justice Originally published: August 12, ...
	When the hoods took over the hoodie Sydney Morning Herald - Kevin Braddock - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ Looters in Birmingham. Photo: AP FEARED, derided, misunderstood, the utilitarian, hugely popular sportswear garment, the hoodie, has staged a comeback against a backdrop of pyromania and rioting. Worn by millions every day: a generation's default ...
	David Cameron can win the riots debate The Guardian (blog) - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ David Cameron walks past a police officer outside No 10. The PM is under pressure to abandon plans to cut police funding. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters One absolute must read this morning and it's the Bagehot column in The Economist. ...
Britain's U-turn over web-monitoring Xinhua - Zhang Xiang - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following days of violent riots in Britain, speculation has grown as to why and how the trouble spread so rapidly. Apparently the rioters used social media, like Twitter, Facebook and the Blackberry messenger system and ...
	'You will pay for what you have done' Indian Express - ‎Aug 12, 2011‎ Prime Minister David Cameron, grappling with what could prove a defining crisis of his premiership, told parliament on Thursday that rioters behind Britain's worst violence in decades would be tracked down and punished. “The fightback has well and ...
	To Britain's leader, Hub a model for antiviolence Boston Globe - Stephanie Ebbert - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain spoke during an emergency session of Parliament in London yesterday. (Parbul TV via Reuters) By Stephanie Ebbert When Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament yesterday he would turn to Boston for lessons in ...
Calm returns to England after riots euronews - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ Police across England had a relatively peaceful night on Thursday, with no return of the widespread violence, arson and looting. More than 1500 arrests have been made across the country since unrest began on Saturday night. ... http://www.euronews.net/
UK prime minister talks social media crackdown ZDNet Asia - Jack Clark - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ Against the backdrop of widespread rioting, David Cameron tells Parliament to stop people from using social media with ill-intent. The UK government is considering whether social media services ...
	Britain's musings of social-media ban fraught with technical difficulty Globe and Mail - omar el akkad - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ David Cameron appears to have had a change of heart on the subject of Internet freedom. “Our interests lie in upholding our values �" in insisting on the right to peaceful protest, in freedom of speech and the Internet, in freedom of assembly and the ...
	Cameron vows to learn from Scotland over riots Herald Scotland - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ DAVID CAMERON has vowed to use the work of police in Scotland in tackling gang crime as a blueprint for forces south of the Border to prevent a repeat of the riots that have caused devastation across England. During an emergency session of Parliament ...
	David Cameron's counterproductive attack on social media Globe and Mail - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ Banning or restricting the use of social media networks is a tool of dictatorial regimes, and British Prime Minister David Cameron sends the wrong message by announcing his government is considering it. He sends the wrong message to Arab regimes that ...
	Riots: Brian Reade on the MPs debate over the rioting Mirror.co.uk - Brian Reade - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ THE frowns on the semi-tanned faces that decorated every inch of the Commons' chamber said it all. This was shocking. This was grim. This should never have been allowed to happen. And anyone who has ever been ...
Leading article: The Prime Minister's draconian gimmicks The Independent - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ The authoritarian knee has jerked once again. In the aftermath of the London terrorist bombings of 2005, Tony Blair announced that "the rules of the game" had changed and went on to unveil an extensive list of emergency measures that were as draconian ...
	UK riots: Cameron looks for lessons from LA to tackle homegrown gangs The Guardian - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ David Cameron says he will look to the US and Scotland for new ways to tackle gang violence following riots across England. Photograph: David Jones/PA David Cameron has announced he will extend US-style gang injunctions as he claimed there was clear ...
	We must talk to the rioters, not turn our backs on them The Guardian - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ David Cameron, seen here talking to police officers on a visit to inspect riot damage in Croydon, has blamed the trouble on 'criminality, pure and simple'. Photograph: Wpa Pool/Getty Images Thirty years ago, at the height of the Toxteth riots of July ...
	VIDEO: Gillan on beat with Welsh police BBC News - ‎Aug 11, 2011‎ Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan has been on the streets of London with officers from Welsh forces helping to police areas hit by violence during riots. Meanwhile, Monmouth MP David Davies has urged David Cameron to let the police use more physical force ...