UK

What makes people British? Or French, German or Japanese?

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - March 25, 2024.

I remember decades ago reading a travelogue written by the American writer Paul Theroux, cataloguing his travels around the UK. He recorded walking past an...

UK’s Cameron seeks to move the diplomatic dial on Israel-Palestine issue

UK Harvey Morris - March 20, 2024.

The foreign secretary and former prime minister David Cameron may be in the process of redeeming a somewhat tarnished political legacy by reasserting Britain’s role...

The Scottish Play

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - March 18, 2024.

One wonders what the old Scottish folk heroes would have made of the quality of all this domestic talk of referendums on Scottish independence. In a...

British creatives in the limelight as politicians search for good news on growth  

UK Harvey Morris - March 13, 2024.

It was another great Oscar night for the British, with a string of awards highlighting the strength of the creative industries in an otherwise stagnating...

An alien’s guide to British politics

UK Harvey Morris - March 6, 2024.

Outside observers, trying to get a grip on weeks of political turmoil unfolding in Britain, would be forgiven for believing that what they usually regard...

Eurovision Song Contest

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - March 4, 2024.

It’s 2 full months until Sweden hosts this year’s Eurovision Song Contest having won last year. As if it weren’t exciting enough for the Swedes...

The Dreadful Relatives

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - March 2, 2024.

The poor Queen of Great Britain is not cold in her grave for the problems her family is bequeathing the new dynasty. Not only  has...

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