Man's Joke Video of Dog Giving Nazi Salute Lands Him U.K. Hate Speech Fine
Court feels "menaced" by a pug.
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U.K. Goes Full Nanny State With Proposed Nationwide Plastic Straw Ban
Want to cut back on plastic marine waste? Focus on waste management systems, not drinking straws.
This Boring British Cops Clone May Show the Future of American Mass Surveillance
Mass surveillance is up and running on Britain's roads. Will ours be next?
The Internet Makes Life Better and Safer for Sex Workers. Obviously.
A large new study out of the U.K. proves it.
Government Is the Cause of—Not the Solution to—Online Censorship
As people worry about the net neutrality vote, public officials threaten our rights to free speech.
U.K. Anti-Terror Censorship Law Stupidly Used Against Guy Who Fights Terrorism
Nevertheless, officials want to see the law expanded.
FCC Chief Promises Crackdown on Unlicensed Broadcasting
Friday A/V Club: Pirate radio, then and now
U.K. Expands Hate Crime Law Enforcement with Vague Online Crackdown
What exactly does it mean to treat 'online' crimes the same as those committed in person?
Classical Liberalism Is Incompatible With Imperialism
Imperialism is not the highest stage of capitalism, as Karl Marx claimed.
Top U.K. Official: Give Up Your Tech Freedoms or the Terrorists Will Win
What happens when you think privacy and speech are just tools of the enemy
Want to Look at Online Porn? The U.K. Gov't Wants to Strip You of Your Privacy
You must submit your credit card number-for the safety of the children!
Charlie Gard's Case Shows Why Government Should Stay Out of End-of-Life Choices
Assisted suicide, experimental medical treatments, and slippery slopes
Green Building Practices May Have Contributed to the Grenfell Fire
The local government put "sustainability" ahead of safety.
British, French Elections Show Battle of Ideas Not Over Yet
Socialism and big government remain popular, particularly among young people.
How Theresa May's Snap Election Backfired
An election May called to shore up her mandate diminished her influence instead.
A Very Unlibertarian British Parliamentary Election
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn represent two illiberal choices.
Banks Flagging Frequent Pharmacy Trips, Bulk DVD Rentals, and Other Ordinary Activity to Turn Over Tips to Government Snoops
All sorts of normal behavior are now triggering financial surveillance as banks try to comply with confused government policies on human trafficking.
High Heels a Workplace Hazard? U.K. Parliament Debates Legality of Shoe Sexism
British citizens are asking their government to "make it illegal for a company to require women to wear high heels at work."
Big Brother in the U.K.
The Snooper's Charter becomes law, allowing even more domestic surveillance.
U.K. Considers War on Leaks by Criminalizing Even Receiving Secret Gov't Info
Proposal seen as targeting whistleblowers and journalists.
Could Britain Become the New Singapore?
Brexit is creating the opportunity for a lot of progress in the United Kingdom.
When the British Interfered in American Elections
Lessons for the debate over Trump and Russia
Boris Johnson is Right: Saudi Arabia and Iran Wage Proxy Wars Across the Middle East
Was wrong to oppose a ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Man Found Not-Guilty of Rape Charges by Two Juries Still Required to Report All New Sex Partners to Police
British 23-year-old Nicholas Crawshaw is subject to a civil "Sex Risk Order" after cops weren't content to let his trials-by-jury stand.
British Regulator Declares Cannabis Compound a Medicine
And then forces all suppliers to shut down.
Libya Intervention Was Based on "Erroneous Assumptions," According to Scathing U.K. Parliament Report
Hillary Clinton still calls Libya "smart power at its best," even though it looks more like what President Obama called it earlier this year-a "shit show."
Is Russia Using U.K. and U.S. Domestic Spying Laws as a Model?: New at Reason
"In Russia, the legislation is compared to the USA Patriot Act."
Boris Johnson Out—Not Running to Replace David Cameron as U.K. PM
Labor's Jeremy Corbyn faces leadership challenge
Elitist Rage With the Pro-Brexit Masses Echoes Longstanding British Suspicion of Democracy
Reptiles, insects, shit flowing from the busted sewer of bad ideas-this is how the media elite views the minds and actions of Brexit voters.
Brexit Shows Betting Markets Are Not a Silver Bullet
At close yesterday the odds were 12-1 against leaving. Whoops.
UPDATED: ITV Predicts 75 Percent Chance of 'Leave' Winning Brexit Vote
Sterling down on the news.
Americans Should Welcome a Brexit
Britain leaving the EU isn't a choice for isolationism, it's a chance to embrace the world.
The Brexit Vote is a Referendum on the European Union's Thousands of Stifling Regulations
Stay or go, however, the UK's own regulatory burdens won't go away.
U.K.'s Mass Surveillance Bill Slightly Less Awful Than What Could Have Been
Demands for encryption back doors removed, sort of.
Spanking Website Wins Battle Against British Web Censors
The U.K. Office of Communications has ruled in favor of feminist pornographer Pandora Blake and her site DreamsOfSpanking.com.
NHS Again Denies Access to HIV Prevention Drug Because of Bureaucracy
Government control of healthcare gets dangerous when there are entrenched interests.
New British Law Makes Psychoactive Substances Presumptively Illegal
Food is exempted, but what about catnip and flowers?
Big Brother is Coming to a Music Festival Near You
Police in the U.K. and U.S. have used facial recognition technology on concertgoers.
Royal College of Physicians Says Vaping Saves Lives
The venerable British medical society recognizes the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.
British Police Forces Sued for "Abuse on an Industrial Scale" Over 96 Soccer Fans' Deaths
Two days ago, a jury ruled that police were responsible for the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy.
Royal College of Physicians: Vaping Can 'Prevent Almost All The Harm From Smoking'
The British medical group endorses e-cigarettes as a harm-reducing alternative to the conventional kind.
