Is Britain About to Leave the European Union?
Here's what the polls are saying.
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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.
Obama Urges Britain to Remain in European Union, Says UK Could Go to Back of Trade Deal Line
London Mayor Boris Johnson blames Obama's position on "ancestral dislike" for British empire
Raised Hands Violate University Safe-Space Policy
And no shaking your damn head, either!
Ground Drones Will Beat Air Drones
Betting on Starship Technologies' ground game against Amazon.com's aerial enterprise.
Heroic Troll Forces Censors to Watch Paint Dry
Filmmaker crowd funds 10 hours of paint drying footage for censors to watch.
Genetically Modifying Human Embryos Is OK, Say U.K. Regulators
Researchers will use CRISPR gene-editing technique to explore how human embryos develop.
BBC Journalist Prevented From Traveling to US Because of New Visa Waiver Rules
British-Iranian reporter Rana Rahimpour stopped at airport; new restrictions weren't supposed to be in effect until April.
'Hidden Rise in Violent Crime' in U.K. Has More to Do With Data Manipulation Than 'Growth in Violence Against Women'
No, the data doesn't show some sort of secret sexual-violence crime wave nor a reversal of decades-long crime trends.
England Seems to Think Snooping to Stop 'Cyberbulling' Is Actually a Selling Point
Some might find this argument in favor of expanded surveillance a bit underwhelming.
Against Bombing Syria? Sexist!
Sure, these British female politicians voted to rain death on Syria. But back to the real issue: incivility on Twitter.
Restrictions on Adult Alcohol Access Don't Make Us Safer
Data show rules don't appear to reduce violent crime, binge drinking, or drunken driving.
United Kingdom Bombing ISIS in Syria, RAF Captain 'Absolutely Confident' There Would Be No Civilian Casualties
Cameron says the airstrikes would keep Britain safe.
Is Your Kid a Terrorist? Watch for the Warning Signs!
A UK government pamphlet tells parents to watch out if their teen shows "mistrust of mainstream media" or appears "angry about government policies."
Charges Dropped Against #KillAllWhiteMen Tweeter Bahar Mustafa
"There is not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction," says British law enforcement.
The U.K.'s Plan to 'Reform' Citizen Surveillance: More, More, More!
Proposal would make policy out of what they had been secretly doing all along.
The Ghost Trains of Great Britain
In various corners of the British landscape, empty trains run unannounced routes at strange times of day. Here's why.
Does Britain Owe India Reparations for Colonial Rule?
Only if India owes reparations to dalits for the caste system
David Cameron Declares War on 'Extremist' Speech
Britain's prime minister warns against "wild conspiracy theories," wants a law to stop "cult leaders" from "peddling their hatred."
David Cameron Renews Push to Ban Encryption
Civil liberties erosions aside, it won't work-but that won't keep him from proselytizing for weakened security.
The Illiberal Persecution of Tim Hunt
An old guys tells a bad joke and academia descends into a frenzy
Campus Nags Want to Change How Male Students Think
The moral policing and censure of frats and lads is a scandal.
How Britain's Election Divided the UK
The Scottish National Party's huge gains signal a major turning point in British politics.
Yet Another Set of Pre-Election Polls Gets It Wildly Wrong. Here Are Some Reasons That Keeps Happening.
Polling is hard and getting harder.
U.K. Election: Whoever Wins, Freedom Loses
Pity us Brits-our only choice in today's election is between different shades of paternalism.
The Slow Death of Free Speech in Britain (America, You're Next!)
From the Internet to the press to the public square, Brits' speech is being policed and punished
UK Puts Hundreds of Thousands of Innocent People in Facial Recognition Database
The smart money says U.S. agencies can get that up to millions
Daniel Hannan: 'Instead of making documentaries about powerful, shadowy terrorist networks, let's laugh at the numpties'
The British MEP challenges the conservative consensus on terror and Islam.
There Will Be No More Bare-Breasted Models in the London Sun
The line that separates the news from softcore porn just got a little less blurry.
British Spy Agency Practiced Scooping Up Journalists' E-mails
Ten minutes of communications at news outlets like The Guardian, The New York Times, and NBC collected.
What's a Terrorist Attack If Not An Excuse for More Domestic Spying?
Driven by a need to appear proactive, and a taste for power, government officials once again exploit a murderous incident to increase their authority over us.
