To understand why Britain has fared so badly in the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential to appreciate the neoliberal reforms which have steadily mutated its National Health Service over decades, write Bob Gill and Sarah Gangoli.听
Boris Johnson
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.
The news that a solid gold toilet has been stolen from Winston Churchill's former home of Blenheim Palace seems symptomatic of the present British condition. The British ruling class are not merely having their bathroom fittings taken but they seem assailed by chaos on every side, writes Derek Wall.
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of London on August 31 to oppose British Prime Minister Boris Johnson鈥檚 plan to prorogue parliament and force through his Brexit agenda. More national mobilisations have been planned for September 7鈥8.
With only a few hours鈥 notice, thousands of people filled London鈥檚 Parliament Square on August 28 to protest against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson鈥檚 plan to shut down parliament for several weeks ahead of the Brexit deadline on October 31.
The shutdown is aimed at undermining attempts by MPs to prevent a No-Deal Brexit, or attempts to move a motion of no confidence in Johnson鈥檚 leadership.
Chanting 鈥淵ou shut down the parliament, we shut down the streets鈥, more than 10,000 protesters blocked main thoroughfares around parliament for several hours.
Though Boris Johnson was swept to power with apparent ease in the leadership election, deep divisions in parliament and the British public at large mean that delivering his three promises 鈥渄eliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn鈥 will be a great challenge, writes John Lawrence.