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Category Archives: UK
May 13, 2013
ESSAY
Cameron Bullish on Syria, Russia
David Cameron is in Washington this week, and Syria is among the things he is most keen to talk about with President Obama. Cameron, who spoke at length with Vladimir Putin about the Syrian crisis this weekend in Sochi, walked … Continue reading
May 9, 2013
ESSAY
Something’s Rotten in Single-Payer England
The head of a British health care regulatory body is sounding warning bells about the drastic overuse of the country’s emergency rooms. The Daily Telegraph reports: Too many patients — especially the elderly — are arriving in hospital as an … Continue reading
ESSAY
Kidnapping and Chaos Ahead of Pakistan’s Election
Unknown gunmen kidnapped the son of former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani at a political rally today. Ali Haider Gilani’s secretary and guard were killed in the attack. The Pakistani Taliban and other radical groups have waged a deadly campaign … Continue reading
May 3, 2013
ESSAY
Anti-EU Party Makes Huge Gains in Britain
Britain held 34 local council elections yesterday, and the country’s eurosceptic United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) posted huge gains. NYT: Once scorned by Prime Minister David Cameron as “a bunch of fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists,” the party, which wants … Continue reading
May 2, 2013
ESSAY
UK to Scotland: Leave Us, and You’ll Regret It
Scotland will vote on whether it wants to leave the UK in September 2014, but a new report from UK’s Commons Foreign Affairs Committee wants the country to know this would be a very bad idea for both sides. We’ve noted … Continue reading
April 9, 2013
ESSAY
Maggie Thatcher Versus the Establishment
She was, beyond a doubt, the greatest British political leader since Winston Churchill and, like him, she was cordially hated by many grandees of the party she led.
The entire British establishment, from the royal family down, often wished she would just go away. In the end, a Cabinet cabal proved too much for her and drove her into exile.
Britain hates talent, at least in its rulers. Maggie Roberts wasn’t just talented – she was the incarnation of everything the 20th century British establishment loathed.
She was female, a trained scientist, aggressively middle class, personally assertive, openly nationalist, got on well with Jews and was utterly opposed to the mix of tepid socialism and stale one-nation Toryism that constituted the middle ground of British politics during the disastrous generation following World War Two. Continue reading
April 7, 2013
ESSAY
Britain’s Got Shale
The UK could have enough shale gas to heat its homes for the next millenium, as the British Geological Survey (BGS) plans to report this month. The Telegraph has the story on what is expected to be a hefty windfall: Industry insiders … Continue reading
April 3, 2013
ESSAY
Spain Way off the Mark on Deficit Target
Spain has just announced that it, like France, will miss its deficit target this year. Its deficit is now 6 percent of GDP, far from the target of 4.5 percent. The EU is now debating relaxing Spain’s terms, but it’s … Continue reading
March 27, 2013
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UK Loss is US Gain
The US is gaining one of Britain’s brightest political stars. David Milliband, former UK Foreign Secretary and head of Tony Blair’s policy unit, is stepping down from Parliament to run the International Rescue Committee, a New York-based humanitarian organization. Milliband’s move … Continue reading
March 26, 2013
ESSAY
Sex Abuse Scandals Rock the BBC
A massive sex scandal has just hit the BBC with the publication of a new book accusing two former Doctor Who producers of using their power to take advantage of underage fans throughout the 1980s. The Daily Mail reports: The next year, … Continue reading
March 22, 2013
ESSAY
UK Squabbles: Scottish Independence Ahead?
Scotland may gain independence from the UK in just over a year. Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister and head of the Scottish National Party (SNP), finally set a date for a referendum: September 18, 2014. The announcement comes after two … Continue reading
March 19, 2013
ESSAY
British Speech Nannies and the Respectable Tendency
The British media is abuzz this week over the creation of a new government-run press regulator. The NYT reports that the new code invests the regulator with the authority to “order prominent corrections in publications that breach standards,” a power now … Continue reading
March 18, 2013
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Businesses Should Use Telework to Weather Storms
Heavy snow is burying British businesses. New research has found that about three in five companies disrupted by winter weather suffered financially as a result, with the average cost soaring above £52,000. The FT reports: It showed that extreme weather was increasingly … Continue reading
March 3, 2013
ESSAY
Scotland Gets A Lawyer, But The Case Is Still Weak
The war of words between Scotland and the Cameron government is intensifying as the Scottish independence referendum approaches. Last week, the British government released a report warning Scotland of the ramifications of an independence vote. Most importantly, the UK argues that an independent Scotland would … Continue reading
February 24, 2013
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Moody’s Lowers UK Credit Rating. Is Cameron In Trouble?
The UK economy has been dealt another blow, as Moody’s Investors Services downgraded the UK from its triple-A credit rating—which it had held since 1978—to one notch below, at Aa1. The WSJ reports: The Moody’s decision was based on “the increasing … Continue reading
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