TD Column

The Monty Python Election: Binface vs. Mr. Brexit

Chris Lord / Truthdig Jul 23, 2026 How a miscalculation by Trump-buddy Nigel Farage set up the weirdest parliamentary matchup in British politics. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Case of the Fordingbridge Three Exposes a System Stacked Against Rape Survivors

Diane de Vignemont / Truthdig Jul 21, 2026 While the perpetrators have been given less lenient punishments, advocates worry the case sends the message to victims that their pain is unimportant. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Europe

Starmer-ism’s Endgame

Luke Savage / Truthdig May 18, 2026 Under the leadership of Keir Starmer, Labor bled 100,000 members, was outflanked by the Tories from the left on corporate taxes, and delivered an electoral catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Europe

The Elections That Turned Climate Into a Defining Political Fault Line

Rupert Read / DeSmog May 13, 2026 Reform and Green victories set the stage for big climate battles in the years ahead. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

Report: U.K.’s Labour Party Continues ‘Deeply Alarming’ Attack on Protest Rights

Brendan Montague / The Ecologist Jan 12, 2026 Britain is becoming a police state, just as protest becomes vital. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activism

How to Monkey Wrench a Genocide

Christopher Ketcham / Drop Site News Nov 17, 2025 Palestine Action, condemned as a terrorist group in the U.K., has embraced property destruction as a means to undermine the arms pipeline to Israel. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

TD Column

Trump Gets Taken For a (Royal) Ride

Chris Lord / Truthdig Sep 22, 2025 Keir Starmer kept the U.S. president off London’s streets, but Trump’s far-right British disciples held a massive protest in his place. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Welcome to the Age of Post-Liberalism

Luke Savage / Truthdig Sep 5, 2025 In their quest to outflank the far-right, elite liberals on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly indistinguishable from the very thing they claim to be a bulwark against. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

Elon Musk’s Firebomb Toss Across the Pond

Chris Lord / Truthdig Jan 21, 2025 In scrambling U.K. politics with a few misinformed posts, the billionaire has globalized his brand as a social media chaos agent. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Europe

U.K. Dutifully Follows Biden into Ukraine Doom Spiral

Anatol Lieven / Responsible Statecraft Nov 22, 2024 Kyiv is using British Storm Shadow missiles to attack Russia. This 'Trump proofing' is entirely shortsighted. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Europe

The Ideology Driving Far-Right Riots in the UK

Sian Norris / OpenDemocracy Aug 8, 2024 A deep dive into the beliefs and goals supporting the Islamophobic and racist violence gripping the UK. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Original

Working for the Climate Clampdown in British Courts

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Jul 9, 2024 Among Western democracies, the U.K. is at the vanguard in the crushing of environmental protest. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )