The Petulant King
Charles III can’t keep the myth of monarchy alive. Read More Here
Category: United Kingdom
The Prime Minister Who Did Everything Wrong
Liz Truss got what she wished for. Read More Here
Queen Elizabeth II Wasn’t Innocent Of Her Empire’s Sins
The late queen incarnated and ably helped sell her nation and its system while never criticising or apologising for its past. Read More Here
The End Of Boris’s Illusion
By clinging on through scandal after scandal, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has certainly demonstrated the power of positive thinking. But the problem with “Prozac leadership,” as some researchers call it, is that it can take a politician – and a country – only so far before reality reasserts itself. Read More Here Also Read: […]
Will Rishi Sunak Replace Beleaguered Boris Johnson?
As British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces calls to resign following revelations of booze-fuelled parties at his official residence in Downing Street – in breach of his own coronavirus lockdown rules – a teetotaller of Indian heritage is emerging as a possible successor. Read More Here
The Minister Of Chaos
Tony Blair and David Cameron were polished and formidable. Gordon Brown and Theresa May were rigid, fearful, cautious. Johnson might as well be another species. He is lively and engaged, superficially disheveled but in fact focused and watchful. He is scruffy, impulsive, exuberant. Read More Here
The Delusions Of Global Britain
The United Kingdom would therefore do better to approach its next chapter with a little more humility. The country can still play a central part in international politics if it reconciles itself to the role of middle power. Instead of indulging in Commonwealth or Indo-Pacific fantasies, London should seek its strengths closer to home—where it […]
Boris Johnson Has ‘Got Brexit Done’. With A Deal That Will Please No One
Brexit was never fundamentally an economic project. It was always more about what it said on the ballot paper in 2016. Brexit was about ceasing to be a member of the European Union. Leavers understood that. Remainers, in contrast, still struggle with it. Read Here |The Guardian
A Brexit Trade Deal At last: EU And UK Clinch Narrow Accord
Britain clinched a Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days before it exits one of the world’s biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of empire. “Deal is done,” a Downing Street source said. “We have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade […]
UK-China Relations: From Gold To Dust
In just a few months, the United Kingdom’s overall policy toward China has changed dramatically. Until recently, Downing Street was famously defining itself as “China’s best partner in the West” and was committed to intensifying its proclaimed “golden era” of relations with Beijing. Read Here | The Diplomat
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