Britain Stands Alone After EU Veto

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2011 If pushing away from the European Union was British Prime Minister David Cameron's goal in making the U.K. the only nation in the region to veto a proposal to renegotiate the EU treaty, he got what he wanted Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2 Million Brits Walk Out Over Pension Cuts

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2011 As many as 2 million British public sector workers went on strike Wednesday to oppose the government’s plans to increase revenue by digging into their hard-earned pensions Just over one-quarter of the civil service walked out, including members of Prime Minister David Cameron's staff. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Prude Power Hits Britain

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2011 British Prime Minister David Cameron and four of the country's Internet service providers are bending over backwards to accommodate parents concerned with the allegedly corrosive influence of titillating adverts and porn sites on youth, because teenagers never thought about sex before billboards were invented. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.K. Rioters: Young, Poor, Male and Unemployed

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2011 The Guardian put together a database of court cases of those detained during and after the unrest that swept London in early August after Metropolitan Police shot 29-year-old Mark Duggan in the city's Tottenham neighborhood. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald on the Growing Surveillance State

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2011 Days after two British men were sentenced to four years in prison for using Facebook to incite disorder that never materialized, Glenn Greenwald writes fluently and concisely about the efforts of governments to maintain power and order by controlling the flow of information and communication online. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Naomi Klein on Riots and Resistance

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2011 Britain's riots were not political, we are assured, and looting is simply un-British, but "Shock Doctrine" author Naomi Klein takes a different view: From Iraq to Argentina, when corrupt elites pass the bill to the struggling masses, civil unrest is to be expected. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Anarchy

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Londoners Riot for a Third Day (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2011 There were scenes from a "war zone," as one pub manager described it to the BBC. It's the third day of rioting in London since police shot and killed 29-year-old Mark Duggan. Both Prime Minister David Cameron and the city's mayor have canceled their vacations to return to their burning metropolis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Slapstick, Denial Highlight Murdochs’ Testimony

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2011 We seem to be expected to believe that the prime minister, the Murdochs, Mrs. Brooks and two of the most senior policemen in Britain, all were born yesterday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A History of Rupert Murdoch

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2011 This brief history of Rupert Murdoch by Bruce Page, author of the book "The Murdoch Archipelago," originally ran in 2009 as a straightforward antidote to Michael Wolff's "sycophantic" (in Page's view) 2008 book on the international media mogul, "The Man Who Owns the News." Pictured above, Rupert's father, Sir Keith Murdoch. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ink-Stained Wretch

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2011 Rupert Murdoch's international media group, News Corp., abandoned efforts to acquire British satellite broadcasting company BSkyB amid an outburst of official and public censure after it came to light that associated journalists spied on mobile phone conversations and bribed police officers to cover it up. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Rejects Aggressive Cut in Carbon Emissions

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2011 On Tuesday, conservative British representatives led the European Parliament to reject a 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2020 in a preliminary vote stirred by claims that such a sharp decrease taken out of step with other nations would drive businesses out of EU countries. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )