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L ike Mark Twain’s death, reports of Theresa May’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Unlike the legendary writer’s death rumors, however, these are more frequent and relentless. Quite how a person…
L ast Thursday, Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, released her plans for a 25-year siege on plastics, in an ill-founded attempt to secure a green, environmentally friendly future for Britain. After a failed cabinet…
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I n the United Kingdom, the National Health Service (NHS) is viewed by many to be far more than just our humble health system; to millions it is the pride of…
[dropcap size=small]W e have had a lot of doom and gloom this year. London-based banks worrying us with talk of moving to Frankfurt, uncertainty on migration to and from the continent; for a while,…
T here’s never a good time for a feeding frenzy to break over a political system, but it is difficult to envisage many worse times for the British parliament and government than now.
The…
A s the extraordinary results of the UK's general election sink in, and we get used to this spinning British polity, there are a few immediate takeaways to be noted from the campaign in…
I f you thought Theresa May was tone-deaf and unresponsive during the actual election campaign, then that's nothing on her performance since.
Following her seriously reduced circumstances I initially thought it was right for her…
T he Manchester atrocity hasn't actually persuaded people to forget what a very poor campaign Theresa May appears to be conducting in the UK General Election, as polls suggest something of a nose-dive for…
by Peter Kellner*
Opinion polls suggest that the ruling Conservatives will comfortably win the snap UK general election to be held on June 8—but political fortunes are increasingly unpredictable.
Theresa May’s reasons for suddenly…
by Aarti Shankar
This year’s French presidential election has shaped up to be the most remarkable in France’s modern history – not only might both traditional parties fail to qualify for the second round, but for…