For the Love of Scotland
Sep 17, 2014 Scotland's referendum on independence will be decided by voters whose hearts say yes but whose heads say no.
Is Homeland Security Preparing for the Next Wall Street Collapse?
Oct 7, 2013 An Associated Press article in February confirmed a purchase order by the Department of Homeland Security for 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition. That’s enough to sustain an Iraq-sized war for over twenty years. Someone in government seems to expect some serious civil unrest. Why?
U.S., Britain Spied on Diplomats at Global Summits, Report Says
Jun 17, 2013 After its recent revelation that the National Security Agency is monitoring the phone records and Internet activity of millions of Americans, The Guardian reported Sunday that the U.S. and Britain monitored and intercepted the digital communications of foreign officials during two international conferences in London.
Gordon Brown Says He’ll Step Down
May 10, 2010 Who'll rule Britannia? That remains to be seen, exactly, as several unsolved variables are still in play after last week's election, but no matter how the power-sharing configuration takes shape, one thing's for sure: Prime Minister Gordon Brown won't be part of it.
What Britain Taught Us About Hard Times and the Left
May 7, 2010 Britain produced an electoral earthquake all right, but not the one so many expected The real lessons have less to do with two-party systems than with how economic change has challenged old strategies on both the right and the left.
Simon Cowell Beckons Britons to the Polls
May 6, 2010 It's hard to imagine that many British citizens will be moved to cast their ballots in Thursday's general election because Simon Cowell, the curmudgeonly mastermind behind such showbiz gems as "Britain's Got Talent" and "American Idol," thinks they should.British Leaders Just Want to Party
May 3, 2010 British politicians waited 50 years to debate each other on television. Those clever Internet hooligans wasted no time mocking the results.
Gordon Brown Caught Kvetching About ‘Bigoted’ Voter
Apr 29, 2010 After glad-handing a difficult voter who told of her concerns about immigration, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown retreated to the sanctity of his car, where he promptly described the woman as “bigoted." Unfortunately for Brown, he was wearing a live microphone at the time.
Goldman Sachs Posts Big Profits as SEC Suit Awaits
Apr 20, 2010 Goldman Sachs has demonstrated a remarkable ability to keep pulling in the profits -- and bestowing bonuses on company execs -- regardless of the state of the global economy, and despite what the bank might have done to damage it in the first place On Tuesday (continued)Goldman Sachs has demonstrated a remarkable ability to keep pulling in the profits regardless of the state of the global economy.
British Election Mania
Apr 6, 2010 Gordon Brown has announced that the UK will hold elections May 6 A few weeks ago it was a near certainty that Conservatives would win the day, but a few polls show Labour surprisingly close to holding on to power For the first time, the three major party leaders will debate each other live on telly (continued).
