Danziger: Brexit And Bust
The British electorate narrowly chose Brexit based on lies and misapprehensions. Is buyers remorse setting in?
Danziger: Fool Me Once
Finally realizing that Brexit proponents lied shamelessly during the referendum campaign, those clever Brits want to vote again.
Danziger: Heavy Lies The Hairdo
Jeff Danziger’s award-winning drawings are published by more than 600 newspapers and websites. He has been a cartoonist for the Rutland Herald, the New York Daily News and the Christian Science Monitor; his work has appeared in newspapers from theWall Street Journal to Le Monde and Izvestia. Represented by the Washington Post Writers Group, he is a recipient of the […]
Under Pressure To Quit After Election Loss, May Will Try To Form Coalition
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will ask Queen Elizabeth for permission to form a government on Friday after an election debacle that saw her Conservative Party lose its parliamentary majority days before talks on Britain’s EU departure are due to begin. Confident of securing a sweeping victory, May had called the […]
Danziger: Not My Yob
Jeff Danziger’s award-winning drawings are published by more than 600 newspapers and websites. He has been a cartoonist for the Rutland Herald, the New York Daily News and the Christian Science Monitor; his work has appeared in newspapers from the Wall Street Journal to Le Monde and Izvestia. Represented by the Washington Post Writers Group, he is a […]
Danziger: Turning The Caber On Brexit
Now that British Prime Minister Theresa May has begun the process that will conclude in her country’s exit from the European Union, Danziger notes that the Scots are again contemplating their own exit from the United Kingdom — a turn of the caber that London won’t applaud.
Danziger: Isn’t That Special?
There is something poignant in Prime Minister Theresa May’s effort to establish that “special relationship” with the incoming occupant of the Oval Office.
British Finance Minister Cuts Corporate Taxes To Stay ‘Competitive’
The new rate, which was announced without a target date, compares with Osborne’s previous target to cut corporation tax to 17 percent by 2020 from 20 percent now. It compares with an average of 25 percent among most developed economies.
Following Brexit Vote, Hate Attacks Sweep the U.K.
A mosque, a Polish center and refugees have reportedly been targeted. The Muslim Council of Britain said today it has compiled “over 100 incidents reported of hate crimes following the referendum result.”
In Scotland, Trump Says Brexit A Model For His Campaign
“People want to take their country back. They want to have independence in a sense. You see it with Europe, all over Europe,” said Trump, 70, the presumptive Republican nominee for president.
Britain Votes To Leave The European Union
Britain voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum showed a 52-48 percent victory for the campaign to leave a bloc Britain joined more than 40 years ago.
In The Shadow Of A Murder, Britain To Vote On EU Membership
The murder of Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two young children who was an ardent supporter of EU membership, shocked the country and abruptly changed the tone of the caustic campaigning that has polarized the country.
G7 United Against Brexit But Can Only Hope For An ‘In’ Vote
“The G7 did not talk about a Plan B to respond to what would happen if Britain left the European Union,” said French Finance Minister Michel Sapin on Saturday. “We talked about ways to help Britain stay in the EU.”
Late Night Roundup: Casting Trump Out Of The Temple
Larry Wilmore had to respond against the sheer absurdity of Donald Trump courting evangelicals.
British Lawmakers Debate Banning Trump After Muslim Comments
Members of Parliament responded to a petition signed by more than a half-million Britons, arguing instead that Trump should be allowed into Britain — where his views could be challenged — and that a ban would give him more publicity.
Knife Attacker Slashes Man In London ‘Terrorist Incident’
A knife attacker slashed a man at an east London metro station, reportedly screaming “This is for Syria!”, in what police described as a terrorist incident, prompting a senior minister to urge Britons on Sunday not to be intimidated.
Britain’s Labour Party Battles For Soul And Identity
Two months after Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader on a wave of enthusiasm for change, some Labour lawmakers closer to the center are rebelling openly.
Protests Greet Israel’s Netanyahu On British Visit
Some 300 demonstrators waving flags and “Free Palestine” banners staged a noisy protest in central London.
UK Says Iran Sanctions Could Be Lifted Next Spring
While the Republicans (and some Democrats) squabble, the Conservative Party government of the U.K. is actually working constructively on the Iran deal.
Scandal And Hypocrisy British-Style In A Tale Of Two Speakers
Lord Sewel was in charge of standards and discipline in the upper chamber — and he has been filmed snorting what ‘The Sun on Sunday’ newspaper said was cocaine, with two prostitutes.
David Cameron To Scott Walker: No, I Didn’t Trash Obama
David Cameron, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, is in fact well known to be one of President Obama’s closer allies and personal friends in the international sphere.
Late Night Roundup: ‘Let Money Talk!’
The Daily Show looked at the UK election, expressing utter bewilderment about how those Brits do it — without tons of big money and advertising campaigns.
Britain’s Cameron Promises Reforms, EU Referendum After Election Win
Cameron earlier hailed the “sweetest victory” of his political career, with the win giving the Conservatives around 330 seats and a clear mandate for another five years in office.
3 Rivals Quit Party Posts After Cameron Victory
A day after an ostensibly close United Kingdom election saw the Tories decisively defeat Labour by a margin of 331 to 232 seats, Cameron sought a positive spin on what had been a prickly campaign.