London Riots Result in Over 100 Arrests
Investors in London may be more worried about credit downgrades and Spanish and Italian debt this morning, but the people of London have seen a full weekend of lawlessness and rioting stemming from a...
View ArticleRiots Continue to Spread Across London
Looting and arson has spread across London for a third successive night, as rioters took to the streets of more deprived boroughs from Hackney in the East to Ealing in the West. While much of the...
View ArticleLondon Riots Spread Across Britain
"When we see children as young as 13 looting and laughing, it is clear there are things wrong with our society," said a disgusted Prime Minister David Cameron outside 10 Downing Street this morning....
View ArticleA Londoner's Take On Social Tensions, Past, Present and Future
Journalist Rupert Allman was born in London, and lived in the British capital for much of his life before joining The Takeaway in New York as the program's managing editor. He happened to be visiting...
View ArticleThe Bleakest Generation?
Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone suggested that the Tottenham riot was fueled by citizens unleashing pent-up resentment over the weak economy, high unemployment rate, and historically deep budget...
View ArticleLessons For London From Newark
In 1967, police arrested an African-American cab driver in Newark, N.J. setting off six days of rioting. Last week, the police fatally shot black Briton Mark Duggan; an event that many are calling the...
View ArticleLondon Riots and the 'Luck' of Being British
On today's show, John Hockenberry interviewed one of our own, Managing Editor Rupert Allman, about his impressions of the unrest roiling Britain. Allman, of the BBC, says the line between those who...
View ArticleCleanup Begins After Riots in London
For more than one hundred and forty years the House of Reeves furniture store was a landmark in south London. On Tuesday night the family run business − which had survived two World World Wars, a Great...
View ArticleFrom the Royal Wedding to Riots, A Swift Downturn for the UK
In April, the climate in the United Kingdom was jubilant, as Prince William and Kate Middleton wed at Westminster Abbey. Afterward, one million people lined the route from Westminster to Buckingham...
View ArticleCameron Exploring Social Media Restrictions after UK Riots
British Prime Minister David Cameron says his government will look into a possible crackdown on social media, after citizens used websites like Twitter as an organizing tool for the riots that shook...
View ArticleHow To Stop Gang Violence: Lessons From Chicago for the UK
How should the United Kingdom combat the violence that's raged across the country all week? British Prime Minister David Cameron says the country needs to learn a few lessons from America on how to...
View ArticleCameron Recruits US 'Supercop' to Advise on UK Gangs
British Prime Minister David Cameron has responded to last week's riots by bringing in outside counsel. On Saturday, Cameron announced that he’ll be seeking advisement from Bill Bratton, an American...
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