Liberty
Examining the end of Britain’s Starmer era
Editors at National Review Online explore the latest British prime minister’s downfall. Keir Starmer’s decision to step down as the U.K.’s prime minister will come as a relief to many…
British people
citizens or residents of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, British Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies, and their descendants
Liberty
Exposing the ‘real plunder’ of priceless European jewels
Elle Purnell writes for the Federalist about another sign of Europe’s decline. One of Europe’s crown jewels, a centuries-old relic of irreplaceable artistic and historical import, has fallen into the…
Liberty
Net Zero and the Push for Colder Homes
Andrew Stuttaford of National Review Online highlights one consequence of the political push for net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. An advantage of being brought up in Britain in the 1960s and…
Health Care
‘Free’ Health Care Carries High Price
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online ponders “free” health care. Middle- to upper-middle-income Britons do pay higher national income taxes than do their American counterparts, but when state and local…
Liberty
Britons see an upside from Brexit
Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon explains one way in which Britain’s departure from the European Union has paid dividends. In March 2020, with COVID-19 bearing down on Europe,…
Regulation
Vaccine passports raise red flags, prompt ‘Front Row’ debate
Those of you concerned about vaccine passports might be interested in recent discussion about the issue on PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.” The panel starts discussing the…
Liberty
Brexit and self-rule
Editors at the Washington Examiner offer readers a reminder of Brexit‘s purpose. Amid the shambolic fracas in the British government and Parliament over how and when Brexit should take place,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Another great idea: Taxing innovators to pay for welfare
Editors at Investor’s Business Daily pan a new study from across the pond. It suggests taxing innovative companies in order to pay for a universal basic income. A new “study”…
Liberty
Long wait times. Running out of money. Strained by flu season. Otherwise Brits love their nationalized healthcare
I had to read this Washington Post wire service article (via the Sunday Greensboro News & Record) twice to make sure it wasn’t satire or sarcasm. The N&R headline reads……
Education
Britons funded the terrorist attack in Manchester
The U.K. Telegraph delivers devastating news about the attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. The Manchester suicide bomber used taxpayer-funded student loans and benefits to bankroll the terror…
Liberty
Trump and the history of ‘court versus country’
Michael Knox Beran uses a National Review Online column to place President Trump in historical perspective. President Trump looked out over the Mall last week and declared: “For too long,…
Elections & Public Integrity
Barone analyzes Trump victory
Michael Barone dissects Donald Trump’s electoral win in a column posted at Human Events. Hillary Clinton hoped to win with votes of Northeasterners, including those who have moved south along…