Labour Leader Paints Ruling Conservatives as Uncaring Elite
Ed Miliband accuses David Cameron’s government of accomplishing a “recovery for the few.”
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British Manufacturing Expected to See Renaissance
Companies repatriate manufacturing jobs as demand for British products rises.
Britain’s Conservatives Could Win Trade Union Support
Trade union members are not as hostile to right-wing policy proposals as is commonly assumed.
Labour Undermined Britain’s Standing in Syria Vote: Ministers
Conservatives say the left acted “opportunistically” when it withheld support for airstrikes.
Lawmakers Force Leaders into Syria Retreat
British lawmakers vote down a motion that could have paved the way for intervention in Syria.
Turkey Would Open Air Base for Syria Strikes, Cyprus Unaware
Turkey would let NATO warplanes use its bases to support an intervention in Syria.
What Western Intervention in Syria Might Look Like
Western powers should be able to achieve air superiority over Syria, although its defenses are formidable.
Euroskepticism, Scottish Nationalism Fuel English Discontent
The prospects of Scottish independence and a European exit make the English feel more insular.
Europeans, Turkey Demand Action After Syrian Gas Attack
Britain and Turkey insist chemical weapons were used in Syria. France urges the world to respond.
Britain Threatens Legal Action as Warship Sails for Gibraltar
Spain is accused of raising tension with Britain to divert attention away from its own problems.
Britain’s Hague Right to Restore Relations with Iran
If the Iranians are to stop their nuclear program, they must be persuaded that the West isn’t a threat.
Arguments For, Against Renewing Britain’s Submarine Deterrent
Should Britain renew Trident or would it be better to adopt a different deterrent posture?
Coalition Could Stay in Power After Next British Election
Few Conservatives and Liberal Democrats would like it but they might not have much of a choice.
Cameron Urges Support for Moderate Syrian Rebels
Radical Islamists should not deter the West from backing rebels that want a democratic Syria.
American, British Army Chiefs Pessimistic About Syrian Rebels
America’s and Britain’s top military officials fear the tide in Syria’s civil war is shifting in the regime’s favor.