Category Archives: UK

Brexit: Pawing and Snorting

In theory, Brexit negotiations are moving forward, but they sure don’t look like it.

Housing Insecurity, Homelessness, and Populism: Evidence from the UK

Cutting subsidies for private rental housing did not do much to reduce overall spending or lower rents but caused a lot of pain.

Plastic Watch: Sack the Sachet, Campaign to Ban More Low-Hanging Fruit in UK and EU; NY Plastic Bag Ban Begins 1 March

A Plastic Planet seeks to include sachets in UK and EU single-use plastic bans; meanwhile, NY plastic shopping bag ban begins 1 March.

Boris Johnson, Not Donald Trump, Is the Real Blue-Collar Conservative

Is Boris Johnson misunderstood?

Brexit: Fish-y Business

Brexit is getting ugly.

Brexit: Warmed Over Chicken

Brexit trade talks are about to begin. The UK is back in drama queen mode.

Brexit D-Day

The big Brexit day is here.

Brexit: Digging In

Brexit again gets ugly.

Conservative Win in Britain Means More Than Economic Trouble Ahead

In an uncertain economic context, the Conservative election win means a loss for health and the environment.

Brexit: The End of the Beginning?

Brexit jockeying is underway.

Don’t Blame Corbyn or Brexit: Labour Failed To Rage Against the Hated Political System

A take on why Labour failed.

Tories Rout Labour; Corbyn to Depart; SNP Also Wins Big, Setting Up Long-Term Dissolution Struggle

A big win for the Tories does not bode well for UK citizens.

UK Election Day Is Here

General election day in the UK! If you are eligible, please be sure to vote!

What This Election Proves Is the Need for Epoch Making Change

The upcoming UK election will usher in major change. But will it be change that benefits ordinary people?

Leaked US Trade Talks Show How Trump Is Dictating Johnson’s Approach to a Hard Brexit

Far from Brexit letting the UK takw back control, it has entered into a relationship where it holds none of the cards.