UK

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...

Art theft: when life can be stranger than art

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - September 4, 2023.

Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen (1878-1931) was an Irish-born artist and draughtsman who settled for most of his life in London. He was acknowledged...

Legal challenges rock British government's boats plan

UK Harvey Morris - August 30, 2023.

The essence of Britain’s unwritten constitution is that the law is whatever the majority in Parliament says it is. In practice, parliamentary supremacy is hedged around...

A cocktail of joy

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - August 28, 2023.

For some reason, The Times reported this week that the  most popular lunchtime  snack in the UK is - and has been for some decades...

How a maestro did it: Michael Parkinson and the lost art of conversation

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - August 22, 2023.

When did you last watch an interesting chat show on television? They were all the rage in the 1970’s, when middle-aged men, appeared genie-like in...

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