On February 3, Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid bare his long-awaited vision of a “global Britain” in a world after Brexit. Speaking amidst the imperial grandeur of Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, Johnson’s message was that the United Kingdom, liberated from the...
The current crop of UK politicians are so busy deciding what not to do about Brexit that they haven’t noticed the despair of the young. The Daily Devil’s Dictionary explains. As the social psychodrama of Brexit continues to unfold, promising a springtime tsunami of uncertainty and anguish...
The small English town of Smethwick took one giant leap by honoring South Asian soldiers who fought for the British Empire. On November 4, a statue of an Indian soldier clad in British Army attire was unveiled outside a Sikh temple in the UK town of Smethwick ahead of the Armistice...
When our leaders tell us about the future, it may be time to start worrying. British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump have one thing in common this week: both appear focused on the future. Whereas Trump, looking forward to the outcome of the midterm elections in November,...
When does one person’s freedom contain in its definition the right to cancel another person’s freedom? As noted in the previous edition of The Daily Devil’s Dictionary, Britain’s chief Donald Trump emulator (and owner of an equally impressive mop of blond hair), Boris Johnson, is under...
Think tanks are more about the tanking of democracy than thinking in politics. Political campaigns are costly. Politicians need money to get elected. They must ask themselves, “How can I incentivize people to give me money?” The answer: by promising to represent their interests, to legislate...
The fact that the UK has not made up its mind about Brexit and has yet to make a detailed proposal is disquieting, says former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton. At a recent conference, I heard Owen Patterson, a Conservative MP and former secretary of state for Northern Ireland, say that the...
A Somali community sick of negative headlines decided to start their own local newspaper and write their own stories. A Somali community in the north of England is using the power of the press to beat the media at its own game. Sick of seeing negative headline after negative headline, they...
Former Prime Minister John Bruton reflects on Irish history during the civil wars. Ireland will soon commemorate a conflict that took place between 1919 and 1923. It is customary to refer to the conflict between 1919 and 1921 as the War of Independence and that between 1922 and 1923 as the Civil...
As Boris Johnson protects Britain from danger, the Allahabad High Court in India announces, “Honesty has virtually become an endangered species.” According to The Guardian, British Prime Minister Theresa May has formally invited US President Donald Trump for a state visit, though — sadly,...
