Britain’s Debate Over Keeping Donald Trump Out, by the Numbers (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 11, 2016 The British Parliament will soon debate whether to bar Donald Trump, the U.S. Republican presidential front-runner, from entering the U.K. because of his hate speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Finds British Press ‘Systematically Undermined’ Progressive Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2015 In an analysis of nearly 500 articles on the recently elected U.K. Labour Party head, the Media Reform Coalition found that the majority of the pieces printed were " 'negative,' meaning they were openly hostile or expressed animosity or ridicule." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bush’s Lap Dog Tony Blair Can’t Even Apologize Correctly for Destabilizing the Middle East (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 26, 2015 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday reiterated some of his previous half-hearted “apologies” for illegally launching a war of aggression on Iraq in 2003. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

What You Need to Know About David Cameron’s #Piggate, the Controversy Sweeping the U.K.

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 21, 2015 The British prime minister has been caught in a media storm after a former billionaire Tory donor released pages from his tell-all book. While some of the allegations may point toward corruption, the one that has the Twitterverse laughing nonstop involves a dead pig and Cameron's private parts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Left Wing Is Jeremy Corbyn Actually?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 13, 2015 The recently elected head of the U.K. Labour Party has been called a "threat to national security" by British Prime Minister David Cameron and "old-fashioned" by former Prime Minister Tony Blair. But there's something these establishment politicians are not revealing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meet the U.K.’s Bernie Sanders

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 26, 2015 Like our very own Bernie Sanders, socialist Jeremy Corbyn, who's likely to be the next leader of the United Kingdom's Labour Party, has "tapped a deep well of resentment against the mainstream political elite." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: David Cameron Says All Law-Abiding U.K. Citizens Will Essentially Be Treated as Terrorists

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 3, 2015 “For too long we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens so long as you obey the law we will leave you alone," David Cameron announced after his reelection. It is possibly one of the scariest statements a Western leader has made in the past century. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEOS: This ‘Daily Show’ Comparison of British and American Politics Puts U.S. Politicians to Shame

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 14, 2015 Putting into perspective just how terrible the Citizens United decision truly is, these videos will make you laugh, cry and then some. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did U.K. Conservatives Threaten the BBC With Cuts During the Recent Election?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 13, 2015 In an eye-opening piece for The Guardian, one of the Labour Party leader's senior advisers claims that the Tories continually interfered with press freedoms during the U.K. general election by threatening BBC journalists and executives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How David Cameron’s Wizardry Won Him the U.K. Election

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 12, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron's surprising success in winning an outright majority of seats in Britain's Parliament is the result of a paradox: The country's center both held and flew apart at the same time. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why We Should Care About the Upcoming U.K. Elections

William Pfaff / Truthdig May 6, 2015 The British general election may prove as significant for Europe, and even for the United States, as for Britain itself. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is Democracy as We Know It Unraveling?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 29, 2015 The world's democracies, perhaps especially our own, face a peculiar set of contradictions that are undermining faith in public endeavor and unraveling old loyalties. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )