Tag: Britain

United Cup: Norrie, Swan give Britain 2-0 lead over Australia

Cameron Norrie and Katie Swan notched straight-set wins on Day 1 at the United Cup to give Britain a 2-0 lead over Australia in Group D, here on Thursday.

December 29, 2022

Raising a toast to Ian Jack

At our last meeting, a pleasantly rambling conversation at a café on Highbury Corner, Ian Jack and I had started talking about family histories and writing about them.

November 5, 2022

“I will do everything I can…” New UK PM Rishi Sunak promises Britain a hopeful future

Newly elected UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak on Wednesday night attended a Diwali reception at 10, Downing Street and pledged to provide Britain with a hopeful future.

October 27, 2022

Rishi Sunak firm favourite to become UK PM

His closest rival, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, dramatically pulled out of the race on Sunday evening, saying he has enough support but decided that it was not the right thing to do, the BBC reported.

October 24, 2022

Anti-Labour Party

In politics, self-sabotaging acts are so common that they rarely surprise veteran observers. At the bitter root of most shoot-oneself-in-the-foot idiocies is stubborn blindness occurring when a leadership asserts its self-preservation over the good of Party members.

October 22, 2022

Winter of discontent

 On paper, the man who predicted everything that would go wrong with Ms Truss’ economic prescription for Britain, and which did go horribly wrong once she embarked on the path she had set out on, ought to be the front-runner to succeed her, especially as he did enjoy some support within the party.

October 20, 2022

The colonialist and the revolutionary

Francophone West Africa has for several years been beset by an Islamist insurgency that nations such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have failed to repel, despite international assistance.

October 13, 2022

Liz Truss’s conservative government takes U-turns on plan to scrap 45p tax rate

The British government has announced it will reverse plans to scrap the highest rate of income tax, following a major backlash to its proposed "growth plan".

October 3, 2022

Moderniser who steered monarchy

Elizabeth II inherited a monarchy whose political power had been steadily ebbing away since the 18th century but whose role in the public life of the nation seemed, if anything, to have grown ever more important.

September 10, 2022

Nepal announces 3 days of national mourning over demise of Queen Elizabeth II

Recalling the State Visits of Queen Elizabeth to Nepal in 1961 and 1986, the President mentioned that the late Queen's contribution to strengthening the bond of the Nepal-UK relationship was immense.

September 10, 2022

“Thank You” to my “darling mama”… King Charles III’s heartfelt tribute to Queen Elizabeth in his first address to nation

The king pledges to uphold her values and said that he will endeavour to serve the people with loyalty, respect and love.

September 10, 2022

Britain’s new phase

Suffice it is to register that British history has entered a new phase and the world must hope that the power vacuum will be filled.

September 8, 2022

A market for English

Parents in Uganda believe that in a country with multiple languages but no national language, English plays a crucially important integrative role.

August 20, 2022

Slow Decline

 The distress is overwhelming not the least because such adverse developments have plagued the nation during a political vacuum.

August 18, 2022

Why does Sunak attract an aspirational India?

If Sunak doesn’t win his bid for the UK premiership, and Harris loses hers for the American presidency, they could be cast aside forever.

August 8, 2022

Britain’s swing vote

Although both Mr Sunak and Ms Truss are considerably unpopular with the public as a whole, the former has a significant edge among swing voters.

August 2, 2022

Contest in Britain

The current head of government, who was ousted by his own party following a string of scandals, will officially leave office the next day.

July 24, 2022