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June 20, 2016
Jason Walsh
Europe’s Unpopular Project
Britain isn't the only country wary of the union. Can the EU survive left-wing populism and right-wing nationalism?
March 7, 2016
Elaine Teng
What Was a Weekend? Downton Abbey at the End
Happy endings abound as the foundation of the British aristocracy breaks down.
March 3, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Here are the five best post–Union Jack flags.
March 1, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
Britain is acting like the 100 Years War never ended.
May 10, 2015
Jeet Heer
A Message for the British Labour Party: Don't Ally With Separatists
May 7, 2015
Elaine Teng
Ed Miliband Is So Weird, He Just Might Win Britain's Election
The conservative press and teenage "Milifans" are at war over the Labour leader's image
April 21, 2015
Damian Lanigan
The English Channel
Imperial nostalgia invades American television
March 11, 2015
Elaine Teng
If You Want to Age Gracefully in the Movies, You'd Better Be British
December 5, 2014
Eleanor Margolis
Want to See How Homophobic We Still Are? Go to a Restaurant.
September 16, 2014
Elaine Teng
Will Britain Lose its Seat on the U.N. Security Council Seat if Scotland Becomes Independent?
British newspapers and politicians alike have claimed that it would
September 12, 2014
Elaine Teng
No, Scottish Independence Would Not Guarantee Permanent Tory Rule
It’s bad news for Labour and Conservative alike.
September 11, 2014
Alex W. Palmer
The Most Interesting Man in England Discovers How Boring Government Really Is
June 6, 2014
Shaj Mathew
Do U.S. Soccer Fans Steal Europe's Customs? Damn Right We Do!
A British writer calls American soccer fans “derivative, excessive and utterly ridiculous.” Those same adjectives apply to his essay.
March 4, 2014
Oliver Bullough
British Officials Oppose Sanctions Because Russia's Elite Are London's Cash Cows
February 1, 2014
Simon Heffer
What Really Happened at the Battle of Waterloo
November 1, 2013
Will Self
Jamie Oliver Represents Everything Wrong With Contemporary Britain
August 30, 2013
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
David Cameron is Useless
Why the Syria vote is an emblematic failure for Britain's prime minister
August 30, 2013
Peter Jukes
Murdoch's Papers Fight the Guardian (and Free Speech)
Journalism's circular firing squad, UK edition
August 24, 2013
John Gray
Margaret Thatcher's Unintended Legacies
She wanted a conservative, middle-class England. She delivered anything but.
May 13, 2013
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Better Read Than Red
Infuriating and brilliant, the “New Statesman” turns 100

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