Scotland Going Solo
Sep 17, 2014
Obama and NATO Allies Signal Support for Ukraine at Wales Summit
Sep 4, 2014 In an expected show of solidarity, President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande and other NATO delegates meeting in Wales on Thursday agreed to disagree with Moscow over the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and readied new sanctions against Russia.
Obama Calls Russia’s Activity in Ukraine a ‘Brazen Assault’
Sep 3, 2014 Speaking in Estonia two days before huddling with NATO officials in Wales to discuss the simmering conflict with Russia over Ukraine, Barack Obama characterized the crisis as a "moment of testing" for NATO.
Women, Poets Rejoice! There Are New Laureates in Town and They Happen to All Be Female
Mar 5, 2014 Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have all chosen women as their poet laureates this year.
Scotland Makes Gay Marriage Official
Feb 5, 2014 Scotland has joined the growing global ranks of countries that have made gay marriage legal.
Welsh Community Gathers to Remember Killed Coal Miners (Video)
Oct 15, 2013 A Welsh village Monday honored 440 coal miners who lost their lives in an explosion 100 years ago, the worst such disaster in U.K. history.
England, Wales OK Gay Marriage
Jul 17, 2013 Parliament has cleared the way for same-sex unions to begin in half of the United Kingdom.
My Father, Thatcher’s ‘Enemy Within’
Apr 17, 2013 I couldn't face the "state" funeral of Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, not after such a short time since the death of my dad, who was for the first half of his long and hardworking life a South Wales coal miner deep "down the pit" in Cwmgrach, and one of the "enemies within," as the former prime minister put it.I couldn't face the "state" funeral of Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, not after such a short time since the death of my dad, a South Wales coal miner and one of the former prime minister's "enemies within."
