Big shifts have been triggered on the ground, too, with several Hollywood studios getting seriously involved in local productions.
The prime minister tried to move the focus to Miliband after Reckless, whose defection from the Conservatives triggered the byelection, inflicted a humiliating blow.
The protests were triggered by the Ukrainian government's decision to prioritise relations with Russia over integration into the European Union.
Lawyers dispute precisely when that referendum would be triggered by the act, but it is agreed an increase in majority voting at EU level, so reducing national sovereingty, would require a referendum.
The kidnappings triggered worldwide protests and military assistance from western governments, but 219 girls are still missing.
However, the election result has triggered a strong reaction from many students.
First identified in humans in 2012, Mers is caused by a coronavirus from the same family as the one that triggered Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or Sars.
The mayhem was triggered when Mr Agius refused to serve Buck more alcohol, after topping up his glass 15 times in the course of the 10-hour flight from Seattle to London, where REM were due to play a "Freedom Day" concert in Trafalgar Square in honour of Nelson Mandela.
The rush to make a new offer on devolution, promised within hours of the shock poll result on Sunday, triggered accusations of panic and bogus bribes from Alex Salmond, the first minister.
The court's previous verdicts have triggered street violence.
The exact words that triggered the end of Brian's life, and the start of Ben's, are a secret he keeps out of respect for the dead boy's family.
