Tag Archives: British Politics

Watch: Nick Clegg, The British Politician Going For A Song

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on September 24th, 2012

Other people’s politics are often hard to understand from a distance, especially when you’re dealing with ingrained attitudes towards political parties, their emblems and colors, and the people who lead them. So this tale ...

The Brit List: 5 Gaffes and Goofs Made By British Politicians On-Camera

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 25th, 2012

In recent years, it has become apparent that there is a reason why politicians have become less bothered about the actuality of their day to day work – the administration and facilitation of the communities they have been elected to ...

Is UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown on His Last Legs?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on June 5th, 2009

Elections have been held in the UK, and the Labour Party didn’t do so hot. Basically, they were routed.

Can Britain Elect Its Own Barack Obama?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on November 11th, 2008

One week ago, the U.S. reached a milestone of electing a black president; could Britain match this achievement and elect a black Prime Minister?

Toodle-Loo, Tony: Blair Hands It Over to Brown

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on June 27th, 2007

Tony Blair exits stage left, and the Gordon Brown era has begun. The Guardian and BBC both have the extensive coverage you’d expect for such an historic handover.

Tony Blair: Don’t Let the Door Hit Ya…

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on May 10th, 2007

So, Tony Blair‘s stepping down on June 27th, ushering in a whole new era in British politics. You might think today would be a moment of reverence and thoughtful reflection, but mostly, British papers are focusing on what a sh*t ...

Tony Blair Blames It On the Blacks?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 12th, 2007

Some might claim that “foot-in-mouth” disease – now renamed Don Imus Syndrome – is the new avian flu, so contagious that it leaps continents: yesterday, Prime Minister Tony Blair outraged black leaders in the ...

A Little Brit of Politics: MP Fired For Racism. Plus: Diana Inquest

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 8th, 2007

This guy makes Joe Biden look like the Mahatma: Patrick Mercer, a British homeland security minister, said racist slurs like “black bastard” should be expected in the Army, and added that while he was a colonel, “I ...

The Face of the “Real” James Bond: Why the “Research” Sucks

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 6th, 2007

Science and art…never the twain shall meet. As if Daniel Craig hadn’t already defined Ian Fleming‘s fictional spy anti-hero, researchers have attempted to get inside the late author’s head and determine the ...