I know Americans usually get a kick out of watching Prime Minister’s Questions, or even from seeing UKIP leader Nigel Farage berate the President of the European Council. The video below should rank just as highly on your list of moments
An unnamed Muslim woman from Austria was told to marry the man that allegedly raped her after she reported the crime, which took place during a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The woman, 29, was told that her
The rise of the Tea Party-esque UK Independence Party (UKIP) in the United Kingdom has often been attributed to a disillusionment within conservative circles. But recent evidence has highlighted that the political left, and the Labour Party in particular, may have
When the BBC’s recent documentary The Truth About Immigration aired earlier this month, pro-immigration critics were quick to slam some statistics shared in the program as “sensationalist” or “extreme examples.” One of these claims was that at a school in Southampton,
During a visit to Washington, D.C. earlier this week, I was accosted several times by young, feisty American girls who were overly eager, after hearing my British accent, to take me to task over the recent reporting regarding Her Majesty
While the likes of MSNBC’s Chris Hayes are criticising actress Scarlett Johansson‘s decision to stand by SodaStream and Israel and ditch the politicking Oxfam, there is another group of people whose opinions on this issue should be heard: the Palestinians
One of Britain’s largest television stations is rightly facing censure from free speech campaigners after it chose to obscure a cartoon depiction of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate over the “Jesus and Mo” cartoons which have become the catalyst
Nigel Farage’s right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP) has once again rocked the British political establishment by coming first in a recent poll which quizzed Brits on their feelings towards the four main political parties. While UKIP hasn’t yet mustered up
“We are full, and I think parents who are coming into the city now need to appreciate that they can’t sort of pick and choose anymore. The schools in the city are full to bursting.” So remarked Anne Steele-Arnett, a
In an interview with Total Politics magazine, former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw claimed that his senior position in government may have been threatened by “neo cons” in the United States. Tony Blair’s former foreign secretary, who has held a number
The late Baroness Thatcher has topped yet another popularity poll, further cementing her claim as Britain’s best post-war prime minister. Members of the UK Parliament (MPs) resoundingly backed the conservative prime minister’s tenure, according to polling from February that indicated that despite
Britain’s supposed “envy of the world” National Health Service (NHS) may soon be charging non-British patients for emergency services provided by the system, which is usually “free” at the point of use. A recent consultation has determined that the strain
The London School of Economics (LSE), the alma mater of alumni such as former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, billionaire George Soros, and blundering economist Paul Krugman, has suffered embarrassment this month after it was revealed that students wearing satirical
Remember when war was a bad thing? Remember when the “doves” lined the streets in protest against foreign entanglements that would put our troops in danger? I do. I was there in 2003, when a “million” protesters lined the streets
