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UK's "soft power" at stake in human rights debate

UK Harvey Morris - October 11, 2023.

Ireland's premier Leo Varadkar, in the tone of someone witnessing the terminal decline of an elderly neighbour, recently lamented what he saw as the United...

Could a lottery-based people's assembly replace UK's House of Lords?

UK Harvey Morris - October 4, 2023.

As the British public's faith in its politicians teeters around all-time opinion poll lows, the once fringe concept of sortition - government by randomly selected...

Why do we love trees?

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - October 2, 2023.

Hmmm. Looking at the historical treatment of trees by the English, it is arguable that they have been unreasonably subject to the selfishness of a...

UK campaigners upbeat on prospect of rejoining an evolving European Union

UK Harvey Morris - September 27, 2023.

The few thousand diehard pro-Europeans who marched through central London at the weekend calling for Britain to rejoin the European Union, could be forgiven for...

King Charles treads narrow line on atoning for slave-era crimes

UK Harvey Morris - September 20, 2023.

One year into his reign, Britain's King Charles is facing pressure from former colonies in the Caribbean for an apology and compensation for his ancestors...

UK universities confront possible downsides of new free speech law

UK Harvey Morris - September 13, 2023.

British universities are embarking on the first academic year in which they will have to navigate the terms of a new law that seeks to...

UK's China "reset" seen as no substitute for a long-term strategy

UK Harvey Morris - September 6, 2023.

The UK’s bid to put its relationship with China on a more positive track has opened the government to the charge that it is putting...

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