• Margaret Thatcher: What the 'Iron Lady' Forged

    When the news of Margaret Thatcher's death broke, I went back to the archives of National Review to look at what William F. Buckley had to say about her when she was a fresh face. Dismissing the skeptics, Buckley was impressed by her personal story

  • United Kingdom Moves Away from the European Project

    The United Kingdom could set an attractive precedent as it tries to disentangle itself from European Union affairs. There is a faction within the ruling Conservative Party that believes the UK should abandon the European Union entirely

  • Scotland: We'll Take The High Road

    Scottish nationalism passed through a romantic period in the Eighties and Nineties, which its leadership enjoyed but now wishes forgotten

  • Scotland: Would Holyrood Pay for Independence in Euros?

    Alex Salmond has confidently asserted that, if Scotland becomes independent, it will automatically remain a member of the European Union. This will be a central issue in the Scottish independence debate

  • Britain's Backup Plan

    Great Britain, an EU member not part of the euro currency zone, has always kept one foot inside Europe in its dealings. But as the old dating adage goes, you don't dump the chump before you've secured another one

  • Breakdown of British Euroscepticism

    Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of Britain joining the European community but the odds on it being there a decade from now are lengthening fast

  • Argentina Shoots Itself in the Foot Over Falkland/Malvinas Islands

    The Argentine-British dispute over the Falkland/Malvinas islands is once again heating up, and the latest events point at a new diplomatic setback for Argentina's legitimate claims over the South Atlantic islands

  • Chile's Interest in the Falkland Islands Dispute

    Chile's support is crucial in the longstanding dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom

  • England's Past Comes Alive

    While southern England gets most of the glory -- and the tourists -- the country's far northeastern corner harbors some of the best historical sites

  • Cold Snap Could Put European Economies in the Deep Freeze

    If there's one thing Europe doesn't need, it's more drag on economic growth. Yet that's just what it could be getting, with a fresh dose of snow and frigid weather

  • Cheers to Britain's Oldest University Towns

    Although you may see professors in their traditional black robes, Cambridge, Oxford, and St. Andrews are fun, youthful towns, filled with lots of shopping, cheap eats around every corner, and rowdy, rollicking pubs

  • 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.

  • 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.