Europe

U.K. Businesses Lean on Unpaid Interns

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2011 Roughly one-fifth of British companies now enjoy the cost-free benefits of unpaid intern labor, with few claiming knowledge of the practice's potential illegality, a new study says. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.K. Courts to Journalists: Stow It

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2011 Parliamentary official John Hemming has drawn attention to a new type of court order forbidding members of Britain's fourth estate to cover cases deemed too sensitive for public consideration The order, known as a super-injunction (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Assangination’: From Character Assassination to the Real Thing

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 15, 2010 Despite being granted bail, WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange remains imprisoned in London. Politicians and commentators, meanwhile, have been repeatedly calling for Assange to be killed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cultural Rebirth in the Old World

William Pfaff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2010 All of the populated (or formerly populated) world possesses its own past in ruined or replicated or restored form, capable of generating awe among the people of our time. But some live on because the crafts of the past continue to provide sustenance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Britain’s Modern Bride

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Nov 19, 2010 Judging by England's biggest engagement, relationships have come a long way in the royal family. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Rest of Europe Isn’t Happy With France and Germany

William Pfaff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2010 The European Union's leaders, Germany and France, decided Oct. 30 to try to change the EU's Lisbon Treaty. This is a highly charged and divisive move. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

French Demonstrations Mark the End of an Era

William Pfaff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2010 It is not pension claims that are driving the current political uproar. It is popular fury at the people who created the present economic crisis and have been rewarded, with everyone else left to face the consequences. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

God Save the Queen … and Room for Dessert

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2010 America isn't the only country trying to eat its way to happiness. A new study predicts that by the year 2020, 81 percent of adult British men and 68 percent of women will be obese or overweight. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Daffy Ducks Peck at Corrupt Politicians

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2009 By far the best thing to come out of Britain's expenses scandal is this video series of ducks lampooning the shenanigans of elected officials. It's part of a campaign to bring an open primary to the U.K., but forget the politics and enjoy the poultry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )