Britain’s ‘natural party of government’, as the ruling Conservatives are wont to regard themselves, picked a bad time to have a meltdown. In an ominous prelude...
The British - and the Americans - are notoriously reluctant to learn foreign languages, generally on the basis that it is unnecessary, given that English...
A comforting conceit shared within the much-maligned mainstream media is that, if everyone is criticising them, then they must be doing something right. This defensive pride...
I’ve just spent 3 weeks in hospital with mobility problems. I could extol the National Health Service - unique as British people like to consider...
Britain’s King Charles will this week deliver the opening address at the COP28 climate action summit in Dubai at a time when his country’s own...
The reputation of the UK as a pioneer of free healthcare for all is at risk from a funding and staffing crisis that is turning...
The Crown Season 6 is in full swing, and how I remember the late summer of 1997 and the crazy heady week of uncharacteristically (for...
