Britain

Post-Brexit Britain鈥檚 political roller-coaster

British politics continues to be chaotic and uncertain. This might appear a surprising judgement, considering that: Boris Johnson鈥檚 government has a majority of 80 seats, the first time since the 1980s that the Conservatives have been able to rule without serious parliamentary challenge; and Britain left the European Union on January 31, apparently ending a saga that split first the Conservative Party and then the entire country.

Yet, beneath the surface, politics remains in flux, argues Derek Wall.

Activists in London, Berlin and Athens protest Invasion Day

While thousands of people rallied in cities across Australia on Invasion Day, activists in London, Berlin and Athens held protests in solidarity.

Britain: People power needed to resist Johnson

The British General Election, held on December 12, resulted in a huge victory for the right and a sweeping defeat for the left. Boris Johnson, a close ally of United States President Donald Trump, with 43% of the vote for the Conservative Party.

Britain: Most important election in a generation

Britain goes to the polls on December 12, in what could be the most important general election in a generation. Boris Johnson鈥檚 increasingly right-wing and chaotic Conservative Party is generally seen as the likely victor, but Labour鈥檚 left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn could once again surprise, writes Derek Wall.

Britain: Labour promises public housing 鈥榬evolution鈥

The British Labour Party has promised to 鈥渒ick-start a housing revolution鈥 as it unveiled its election manifesto, including commitments that would bring about Britain鈥檚 biggest public housing construction program for decades.

The whistleblower who vindicated the anti-war movement

Based upon Marcia and Thomas Mitchell's 2008 book The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War, director听Gavin Hood听听shows how Gunn leaked an email exposing the fact that the US government was eavesdropping on other countries in order to win United Nations approval in the lead up to its March 2003 invasion of Iraq. Reviewed by Alex Salmon.

British elections: 鈥楻eal change is coming鈥 says Corbyn

Following the European Union鈥檚 agreement to grant Boris Johnson鈥檚 government until next January to exit the EU, the House of Commons voted to hold a snap election on December 12. At the time of writing the election bill has yet to pass the House of Lords, but looks a certainty.

British director Ken Loach supports boycott of Turkish institutions

Renowned British film director Ken Loach has signed the call to Boycott Turkish Government Sponsored Academic and Cultural Institutions.

Scene from Romantic Road

Romantic and contradictory road for Westerners in India

In 2011, retired British lawyer Rupert Grey and his wife Jan set off on a driving tour of India 鈥 in a 1936 Rolls Royce that he had inherited from his father.听Filmmaker Oliver McGarvey tagged along for the six-month journey across mountains, deserts, through civil war zones and bureaucratic snafus.

Uplifting coming-of-age film depicts British working-class life in the '80s

Blinded by the Light is a coming-of-age film set in 1980s Britain during the era of Margaret Thatcher. It revolves around the trials and tribulations of 16-year-old Pakistani teenager Javed as he struggles to deal with his domineering and traditional Pakistani family, racism and Thatcher's听neoliberal assaults.

Extinction Rebellion making things inconvenient? Climate crisis 'is really, really inconvenient', says Naomi Klein.

As Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists in London ramped up their latest with a 10th consecutive on October 16, author Naomi Klein pushed back against criticism of the climate protesters and said the climate crisis itself is what is truly disruptive.

Corbynistas prepare for a socialist election campaign

Politics in Britain is in turmoil. An early election will most likely happen as soon as December, or at the latest within a few months 鈥 the second early election since 2017.

This election will pit the Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party against various parties representing the interests of the 1%, including the governing Conservative party (Tories), the Liberal Democrats and the recently-formed, far right, Brexit Party.