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Get the UK POV on the latest in American culture and politics from our friend Ben Harris who works in politics and parliament in London
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PM Boris Johnson Announces UK Lockdown
“In a televised address, the PM urged people to follow the rules immediately amid surging cases and patient numbers.”
For Want of a President: On the British Parliament and the Executive
It is the implementation of Brexit upon which contradictions that lay within Britain’s constitutional framework were most apparent
Ordinary World: Torpedo the Thermal Exhaust Port Edition
News, notes, and notions in today’s Ordinary World links for you to read, share, and discuss with the commentareum at Ordinary Times
Windrush Day in UK
Monday in the UK is Windrush Day, set aside to honor the generation of Caribbean immigrants who help rebuild Britain following World War 2.
UK Elections: The Limits of Comparisons
Slow your roll on drawing sweeping parallels between UK elections and in-progress 2020 elections in America. Things that are different are not the same.
Boris Johnson set to win a clear majority in U.K. election, exit poll suggests
Boris Johnson set to win a clear majority in U.K. election
A Guide To The 2019 UK Election
Everything You Need To Know To Understand What’s Happening Across The Pond This Holiday
Brexit “Flextension” Agreement Reached
The EU and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have a Brexit extension just days before the long-awaited Oct 31 deadline
Parliament Back On, Brexit Clock Still Ticking
For those of you that thought the problem with Brexit was it was too neat and tidy, your day has come
Socialized Healthcare and Paternalism
When we all pay entirely for everyone else’s healthcare, everyone’s health becomes everyone’s business. This has real consequences for issues of lifestyle freedom, as choices that should only impact my health become issues others can object to.
A Vigil for Lyra McKee
Lyra McKee was the personification of Northern Ireland’s post-Troubles potential.
Brexit Most Messy
UK PM Theresa May released a video this morning from 10 Downing Street, as her situation becomes as shaky as the camera work in her impromptu message.
Brexit Was Always Going to be the Hard Way
Whatever your feelings on Brexit, this was always going to be messy.
House of Commons: No Deal for May’s Government on Brexit
The latest version of a Brexit deal was soundly defeated, 242 in favor to 391 against, in the House of Commons Tuesday evening.
Linky Friday: Meanwhile, Elsewhere
This week, Linky Friday brings you news from around the world and links to stories about the UK, China, Australia, Canada, India, Pakistan and more
Linky Friday: Parliamentary Procedures
Linky Friday: Parliamentary Procedures ft latest from our UK friends including Brexit, Labour defections, Troy rebellions, Jeremy Corbyn, Theresa May & more
Party Defections Continue in UK Parliment
Rumblings in Westminster are starting to get louder, and more public, as the UK House of Commons tries to find a path forward with the Brexit deadline bearing down on them.
The False Narrative of the New British Culture War
HSBC bank throws in its lot. In fact, HSBC cleverly perpetuates, and looks to profit from, a pernicious myth which is both false and destructively divisive.
