Teacher or Spy? Curbing Freedom of Expression in Britain’s Schools

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 22, 2015 Under new laws, U.K. teachers are expected to act as the "eyes and ears of the state." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Royal Baby

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig May 9, 2015 Dig deeper

Five More Years of Tory Government: What Fresh Hell Is This?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig May 9, 2015 Now free to pursue a radical agenda, David Cameron will lead Britain even further down the murky path of austerity, privatization, increased surveillance and jingoism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Joan of Arc

By Marie Arana Nov 21, 2014 In a new biography of the French girl freedom-fighter, it isn't the maid of Orleans who receives the blazing light of scrutiny so much as the society that engulfed her and the literary imagination in which she endures. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Amazon of U.K.’ Being Destroyed for Grouse Shooting

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 6, 2014 Managing moorlands so that more birds can be reared for lucrative shooting parties is adding to climate change by destroying layers of peat and releasing large quantities of stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Purr-Gate’ Earns British PM David Cameron the Wrong Kind of Hashtag (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 24, 2014 British Prime Minister David Cameron was scarcely able to bask in the toasty glow of his empire's victory after Scotland's vote to stay in the U.K. before he found himself caught up in a PR disaster involving the queen of said empire, a hot mic and cat noises. Most unfortunate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A 91-Year-Old Man Gives Incredibly Moving Speech on the Importance of Universal Health Care

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 24, 2014 Speaking at the United Kingdom's Labour Party conference Wednesday in what seems like poetic verse, the nearly century-old Harry Smith recalls his youth in the tenements of England, the "desperation of poverty" and the horrors of life before the National Health Service was implemented, all of which inspired him to vote for the first time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Independence

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Sep 20, 2014 Dig deeper

Scotland Going Solo

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Sep 17, 2014 Dig deeper

John Oliver: England Has Been a ‘Little Bit of a Dick’ to Scotland

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 15, 2014 Sunday, four days away from the Scottish independence vote, the Englishman and "Last Week Tonight" host begged Scotland to stay in the United Kingdom in a way only the comedian could. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scotland’s Voice

Patrick Chappatte, Cagle Cartoons, The International New York Times Sep 15, 2014 Dig deeper

A Conversation With Garry Wills

Allen Barra / Truthdig Aug 22, 2014 Truthdig talks with the writer/historian about his new book, "Making Make-Believe Real," which considers Shakespeare and the political power of poetry. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )