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 )

British Coalition

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Gordon Brown Says He’ll Step Down

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Britain Taught Us About Hard Times and the Left

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Simon Cowell Beckons Britons to the Polls

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

British Leaders Just Want to Party

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2010 British politicians waited 50 years to debate each other on television. Those clever Internet hooligans wasted no time mocking the results. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Election Mania

Staff / Truthdig 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). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )