United Kingdom

Theresa May

Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom

No one knows for sure how the Brexit episode will end.

Nov 28, 2018 / Gary Younge

Theresa May Still Factory Visit

Bad News From Newport Bad News From Newport

Two years after the Brexit vote and six months before a final outcome that no one can yet even guess, a return to the Welsh valleys that voted Leave for lack of any hope.

Oct 3, 2018 / Paul Mason

‘We Are Not Here to Manage Capitalism’: Labour Takes a Socialist Turn

‘We Are Not Here to Manage Capitalism’: Labour Takes a Socialist Turn ‘We Are Not Here to Manage Capitalism’: Labour Takes a Socialist Turn

At this year’s conference in Liverpool, the Corbyn wing of the party was firmly in control.

Oct 2, 2018 / Rachel Shabi

Theresa May at the EU Summit

A Small Nation That Thinks It’s a World Power A Small Nation That Thinks It’s a World Power

Brexit emerged from its supporters’ nostalgia for a supposedly glorious past.

Sep 27, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge

Jeremy Corbyn and the Crisis of Anti-Semitism

Jeremy Corbyn and the Crisis of Anti-Semitism Jeremy Corbyn and the Crisis of Anti-Semitism

A vicious feud has engulfed the Labour Party—why can’t its leader defuse it?

Sep 20, 2018 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution?

In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution? In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution?

A look at the British Labour Party’s plan to transform the economy from the ground up.

Jul 19, 2018 / Feature / Laura Flanders

Italy populism

The European Union’s Big, Unhappy Family The European Union’s Big, Unhappy Family

The UK isn’t the EU’s only “problem child.”

Jun 8, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge

Brexit

Trump and Brexit Are Symptoms of the Same Failure to Reckon With Racism Trump and Brexit Are Symptoms of the Same Failure to Reckon With Racism

The US and UK remain in denial about race, immigration, and their place in the world.

Mar 30, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge

William Shawcross

Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal

The Oxfam scandal is a moment of reckoning for the aid sector, but it also gives Tories a plum opportunity to undermine a critical voice.

Mar 23, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia Endorses Putin as a Trusted Leader While Washington and London Condemn Him (Again) Russia Endorses Putin as a Trusted Leader While Washington and London Condemn Him (Again)

Some reflections on the Russian presidential election and on the Sergei Skripal case.

Mar 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

x