Explainer-in-brief: Sturgeon takes her fight to the courts October 10, 2022 Both Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have ignored Sturgeon’s demands. Labour too has said they wouldn’t make a deal with the SNP.
Explainer-in-brief: Blackouts? What blackouts? October 7, 2022 Liz Truss was in Prague yesterday telling European leaders they’ll need to help to keep lights on across the continent this winter. This came as the National Grid warned that we could be faced with rolling blackouts if we don’t import enough energy. How have we come to this? Go back to a year ago, [...]
Explainer-in-brief: The back story of the bizarre Elon Musk Twitter deal October 6, 2022 Yes, no, yes. Elon Musk has been uniquely indecisive about his buyout of Twitter. He seems to have finally capitulated and confirmed the deal just weeks before he was expected in court over his u-turns. The legal drama started when Musk announced he was going to buy the social media platform in a $44bn deal. [...]
Britain’s dentistry woes are creating a health tourism boom for Turkey September 28, 2022 In Turkey, the health tourism sector is making a quiet killing from Britain’s failure to provide affordable dentistry.
Labour conference: Starmer finds his feet in a bid to look prime ministerial September 27, 2022 British people weren’t done with queuing today. They politely stood in line to enter the main hall at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to hear Keir Starmer’s speech. There was, in fact, a queue for the queue to see Starmer, a feat the opposition party might’ve only dreamed of this time last year. The [...]
Hello, 999? Our ambulances are in desperate need of emergency surgery September 23, 2022 Therese Coffey has only been in post for two weeks, as she reminded everyone, repeatedly, while announcing her plans to fix the health service. Her proposal is not quite as easy as ABCD, but that’s what it’s called. Ambulances, backlogs, care, doctors and dentists. Among her plans, people will be able to see their GP [...]
Explainer-in-brief: A modern history of Britons and queues September 16, 2022 Every national identity comes with stereotypes. A big one with the Brits is being patient masters of standing in a queue.
Remember the Russian super yachts? They could be sold to rebuild Ukraine September 16, 2022 In Europe, some places are inherently associated with wealth. Think St. Tropez in France, or Portofino and Porto Cervo in Italy. On a stroll in these marinas, you see yacht after yacht after yacht – each one bigger than the other. It’s impossible not to stop and wonder who owns them. These superyachts have long [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Another royal drama brewing for the queen’s funeral September 15, 2022 Royal drama is brewing this week – and not only in the UK. The former Spanish King has announced he’ll show up to Queen Elizabeth’s II funeral, much to the opprobrium of the Spanish government. Juan Carlos has held the title of former King since 2014, when he abdicated after a public outcry over his [...]
Explainer-in-brief: A Northern Irish deadlock, continued September 14, 2022 This week saw a new development in the Northern Ireland Protocol row, as Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission Vice President, said the EU was willing to reduce the physical checks on goods travelling from Britain to Northern Ireland to “a couple of lorries a day”. It sounds minor, but when Northern Ireland is concerned, any [...]
