Big Events Will Bring Big Crowds to Britain

From the summer Olympics to the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, several major events will make the British Isles a popular destination in 2012

Wikileaks's Assange to Fight Extradition at U.K. Top Court

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange will be able to ask the U.K. Supreme Court to block his extradition to Sweden following an appeals judge's ruling

HSBC Fined $16.4 Million for Selling Bonds to Elderly

Britain's financial regulator fined HSBC $16.4 million and ordered the bank to compensate 2,485 elderly customers $46 million for selling them unsuitable bonds

Preserving the Past at Europe's Folk Museums

Many people travel across the Atlantic in search of 'Old World' Europe and to witness traditional culture in action. These days, the easiest way to experience traditional culture is by exploring Europe's great open-air folk museums

100-Year-Old Man Finishes Marathon

Fauja Singh set a record by becoming the oldest runner to finish a marathon at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Singh is 100 years old, which puts his last place finish in perspective

United Kingdom Riots: State of Denial

However kindly you look at it, the United Kingdom's economy is broken and so are significant parts of our society. How worried should we be? Just over twenty years after that infamous 'end of history' and triumph of western capitalism moment, have we now reached the nemesis point?

UK Unemployment Rises to 17-year High

Unemployment in the United Kingdom has hit a 17-year high of 2.57 million people, boosting the unemployment rate to 8.1 percent, according to government figures

Study Estimates 3 Million British Children in Poverty by 2013

The falling standard of living, coupled with the economic slowdown and government reduction of tax breaks and social benefits, will lead to 3 million children in the United Kingdom living in poverty by 2013, the Institute for Fiscal Studies forecast

The Politics of the London Riots

Some politicians and commentators have dismissed the recent British riots as pure criminality. But they ignore the politics at their own risk

Many British Households See Steeper Rise in Debt

A survey of 1,500 adults between July and August found that 40 percent of British households suffered from financial deterioration. It was the fastest pace of financial worsening since February 2009.

High North: The New Frontier

The High North has become the new frontier for the United Kingdom's energy and security concerns. The catalyst is climate change which, in turn, is causing the ice cap to retreat and new opportunities to open up. With those opportunities come risks and, some would say, threats

9/11 Anniversary: Rethink Needed

'America's biggest enemy after 9/11 was not Bin Laden and his followers but its inability to maintain a realistic sense of the threat they posed.'

Bank of England Warns U.K. Banks that Eurozone Crisis Poses Biggest Threat

The head of the Bank of England issued a strongly worded warning to United Kingdom banks to get their financial houses in order to shield themselves from repercussions from the eurozone credit crisis

China and the End of the Monroe Doctrine

Is a superpower confrontation over the Falkland islands a real possibility?

Think Tank Forecasts Slight GDP Expansion For Britain

Two independent British think tanks warned of harder times ahead for the UK due to the slowdown in the global economy and a prolonged debt crisis in the eurozone

Britain Shuts Down Family Access Immigration Route

Britain plans to shut down the family access immigration route in a bid to reduce the number of migrants entering the United Kingdom outside the European Union.

Bank of England Pours More Money Into Quantitative Easing

The Bank of England will inject an additional $117.7 billion into the economy in an attempt to encourage commercial bank lending and stimulate sagging growth

Britain - Russia: Beyond Politics

David Cameron's Moscow reset resolved few of the fundamental issues afflicting UK-Russian relations. Yet by moving the relationship beyond politics, the visit proved to be a rather useful one

UK Official Favors More Worker Say on Boardroom Pay

British Business Secretary Vince Cable unveiled plans to provide employees and company shareholders more say on boardroom pay

London Court Charges UBS Trader With Fraud

A London magistrate court charged former UBS senior trader Kweku Adoboli with fraud for unauthorized trading using the Swiss bank's funds. The illegal transactions caused the bank to lose $2.3 billion

Britain Sticks With Austerity Plan

Despite the expected tougher times ahead, British Chancellor George Osborne insisted on Thursday that the United Kingdom will stick with its austerity plan

Cameron Announces Crackdown On Facemasks

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced several measures to address the riots in the country, including a crackdown on facemasks, which are used by many rioters to hide their identity

Norway Attacks a Tragic Result of Failed Immigration Policies

A young man, one considering himself a modern Crusader Knight Templar, initiated the 'terrible' war that he expects will save European Christian civilization from Marxism and the ultimate threat of Muslim conquest

Rupert Murdoch: Military-Industrial Journalism

Rupert Murdoch's specialty has been the practice of journalism in cynical mockery of our desire for knowledge. Suddenly it's clear to everyone

Occupy Wall Street Movement Now in London and Rome

The snowballing global campaign against corporate greed has reached Europe, particularly the capital cities of London and Rome

Mossad Gets Dragged Into Latest British Political Scandal

British media have speculated that the man behind the fall of their minister of defense was in cahoots with Israel's famed intelligence agency, Mossad, perhaps unwittingly, as the perfect spy

Exporters Armed Arab Spring Crackdown

Repressive regimes of the Middle East and North Africa had all the equipment they needed to quash Arab Spring protests, thanks to arms exporters

Should We Break Up Britain's Banks?

Ever since public money was used to bail out banks, the public has been demanding change in the way they are run. This is particularly the case in the UK, where the Independent Banking Commission presents its final report today. If it calls for a breakup of Britain’s banks into deposit and investment banks, this column argues that to follow such advice would be a grave mistake

Cameron to Open First of 24 Free Schools In Britain

British Prime Minister David Cameron opened one of the first free schools in the country

Number of Closed High Street Shops Up

The number of High Street shops in Britain that are closing is going up as the country stays stuck in a slowing economy marked by declining consumer spending

British Airways to Bid for BMI

British Airways is interested in bidding for BMI, which is owned by Lufthansa and the second biggest carrier at Heathrow Airport

UK Retail Spending Down

Retail spending in the United Kingdom slowed in August because of weak consumer confidence coupled with high inflation, according to the British Retail Consortium

Rupert Murdoch's Legacy -- Greater Press Controls

When I first read that media mogul Rupert Murdoch had closed down his sensationalist British tabloid News of the World, my first reaction was, 'Good riddance!' But I'm no longer rejoicing -- the scandal around the now defunct daily's unscrupulous journalism will encourage government controls of the media worldwide

Slapstick and Denial Highlight News International's London Testimony

Slapstick was a suitable accompaniment to the statements by Rupert and James Murdoch to a parliamentary committee in London, and to Prime Minister David Cameron's performance in the House of Commons concerning the intimate relations that exist between News International's London newspapers and the present British government

Decline of the English Scandal

Consider this an obituary for a newspaper. The suddenly late News of the World succumbed at 168 this month to a fatal case of shame aggravated by financial calculation. Its chronic hubris became acute under its latest owner, who has not been free of that malady himself.

On Journalistic Credibility

Britain's Metropolitan Police Commissioner Quits Over News Corp Phone Hacking Scandal

News of the World Editor Brooks Arrested

Britain's Tabloid Scandal Sounds Familiar

The Divided States of Europe

UK Public Workers Strike Over Pension Changes

United Kingdom: Forged In The Crucible Of Austerity

United Kingdom: Democracy As Conflict Prevention

United Kingdom: Military Defense Test Case

British Defense Policy: MoD Mess

Unexpected Revelations in Libyan Intervention

UK - Latin American Relations: Rearranging The Deckchairs

Doing Multiculturalism Right

Britain and China: Then and Now

Britain and China: Being Friendly

Nuclear Armament Still Our Central Issue

A Divided and Insular European Union

U.S. - U.K.: Difficult Duet in Afghanistan

Brits Borrowing from American Political Playbook

Iraq - The Story That Won't Go Away

No Allies -- But Plenty of Enemies

Britain's Iraq War Inquiry

Climate Change and The Flathead Society

Why Sometimes Pays to Be Like Gordon Brown

The Arrogant and the Ignorant