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Britain

Unwritten Histories

More than a century after she broke into one of Britain’s most exclusive medical institutions, Jamini Sen is only now being restored to public memory ~ through a recent biography and renewed institutional recognition.

Privilege on Trial

When the former holder of high office is arrested, the real test is not only of that individual but of the institutions that once protected his authority.

A Bad Call

The row over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States has become more than a scandal about a man’s past.

Conditional Sanctuary

Britain’s immigration reset has now widened far beyond the asylum system. What began as an attempt to deter irregular arrivals has morphed into a deeper reconfiguration of the country’s entire approach to belonging.

Survival or purpose?

Britain’s Labour government’s internal turbulence has reached a defining moment. Barely seventeen months after securing power, Prime Minister Keir Starmer now faces rumblings of revolt from within his own ranks.

Slow Decline

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

Vicarious Pride

Today, Asian ethnicity (particularly Indian) is punching above its weight, and Rishi Sunak is amongst the foremost names bandied to replace Boris Johnson.