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Theresa May’s “turmoil”

12/07/2018

Donald Trump performed his usual pre-international meeting diplomacy this week, when he had a go at his allies and commended an authoritarian former enemy. If you’re a NATO ally, you got the full Trump ... Be More Curious...

Another week, another leadership crisis in Britain

Giles Marshall

28/01/2018

Inside Europe

Like Mark Twain’s death, reports of Theresa May’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Unlike the legendary writer’s death rumors, however, these are more frequent and relentless. Quite how a person of lit... Be More Curious...

Trump’s Snub consigns the Special Relationship to the dustbin of history. At last.

Giles Marshall

16/01/2018

The Opinion

So, President Trump didn’t want to come to London to open the brand new, amazingly expensive, monumentally secure and advanced American Embassy because it was a bad real-estate deal. Other than getting the ... Be More Curious...

Derailed by Sex – British Politics in a Turmoil, Again!

Giles Marshall

02/11/2017

Inside Europe

There’s never a good time for a feeding frenzy to break over a political system, but it is difficult to envisage many worse times for the British parliament and government than now. (adsbygoogle = win... Be More Curious...

Lessons from the UK election

Giles Marshall

18/06/2017

Inside Europe

As the extraordinary results of the UK's general election sink in, and we get used to this spinning British polity, there are a few immediate takeaways to be noted from the campaign in this parliamentary system... Be More Curious...

Why Theresa May has to be replaced – quickly

Giles Marshall

13/06/2017

Inside Europe

If you thought Theresa May was tone-deaf and unresponsive during the actual election campaign, then that's nothing on her performance since. Following her seriously reduced circumstances I initially thought ... Be More Curious...

Theresa May’s Flawed Campaign

Giles Marshall

04/06/2017

The Opinion

The Manchester atrocity hasn't actually persuaded people to forget what a very poor campaign Theresa May appears to be conducting in the UK General Election, as polls suggest something of a nose-dive for the pr... Be More Curious...

Six Points on Where Theresa May’s election announcement leaves the UK?

Giles Marshall

25/04/2017

Inside Europe

1. Theresa May hasn’t actually called a general election yet. She can’t. The Fixed Term Parliament Act leaves that decision with the House of Commons, so in reality the fate of this putative election lies with ... Be More Curious...

Theresa May and another go at the Special Relationship

Giles Marshall

30/01/2017

Inside Europe

by Giles Marshall Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, will be the first foreign leader to meet new US president Donald Trump this Friday and it has caused a resurgence of hope in Britain that the much vau... Be More Curious...

Making Sense of Theresa May

Giles Marshall

13/01/2017

The Opinion

by Giles Marshall Theresa May has now been prime minister of Britain for six months, but to read the current flurry of British press commentary you would be forgiven for thinking that she is a newly arrived ... Be More Curious...

David Cameron and the Lesson of a Labour Legend

Giles Marshall

07/10/2015

Inside Europe

By Giles Marshall David Cameron could be forgiven if he enters the Tory Conference week thinking about his place in history. This, after all, is a man who doesn’t have to win another election, since he’s give... Be More Curious...

Syriza offers hope to British Eurosceptics

Giles Marshall

06/07/2015

Inside Europe

photo source: rferl.org by Giles Marshall Britain may not be a member of the Eurozone, but the arguments over the Greek crisis have as many ramifications here as elsewhere. While Prime Minister David Cam... Be More Curious...

David Cameron’s One Nation Legacy

Giles Marshall

04/06/2015

Inside Europe

(Photo taken from undergroundmgzn.com) by Giles Marshall Things look good for Britain’s Conservatives at the moment. Not only did they unexpectedly win a majority in the election, but the new political l... Be More Curious...

Britain: becoming fundamentally a right-wing country?

Giles Marshall

20/05/2015

Inside Europe

(Photo taken from nbcnews.com) By Giles Marshall The British General Election sent a tremor through all of the major parties. While the opposition Labour party, and the now much smaller Liberal Democrati... Be More Curious...

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