UK

Amid warnings of war, UK public needs more clarity on cost of its defence

UK Harvey Morris - December 31, 2025.

As the New Year loomed, Britain’s defence establishment stepped up its campaign to persuade the public that it must prepare itself for war. Caught between an...

Seasonal tips for the British on how to spot fake online rage

UK Harvey Morris - December 24, 2025.

As Britain’s last-minute shoppers stagger home with their overpriced turkeys after another mindless imbroglio with the supermarket self-checkout machine, some may be silently mouthing the...

Reform UK’s rise is only part of the story in a politically divided Britain

UK Harvey Morris - December 17, 2025.

The UK’s populist right-wing challenger Nigel Farage just celebrated what he called a huge milestone in his Reform party’s journey to win the next UK...

Five major policy errors that the UK government must address sooner or later

UK Jim O'Neill - December 11, 2025.

In July, I suggested that despite the gloomy outlook for the United Kingdom, two important positive signals had been overlooked outside of specialist circles. The first...

The B-word is back as UK government touts closer European ties

UK Harvey Morris - December 10, 2025.

The UK government’s push to seek closer ties with its former partners in the European Union has sparked a revival of the unlamented Brexit debate...

The British report on Novichok and the Kremlin’s state responsibility

UK Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - December 5, 2025.

A public inquiry in London has concluded that the 2018 Salisbury nerve agent attack was a Russian state operation and could only have been carried...

Concern over curbing UK jury trials goes well beyond the law

UK Harvey Morris - December 3, 2025.

The UK government has provoked a backlash from lawyers, politicians and rights groups with plans to respond to a critical backlog in the justice system...

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