The Islamic Republic of Iran’s parliament voted to remove the British ambassador to Iran as well as downgrade the republic’s economic ties to the U.K. The legislation needs approval from the Guardian Council before it can become law but this is not expected to be a hindrance to its final passage. These actions come after […]
Read MoreOpen Democracy’s Kirsty Hughes argues that the financial crisis with the euro has drawn into sharp focus the need for the United Kingdom to determine its future relationship with regard to the continent else it faces marginalization and impotency in future continental affairs. Kirsty Hughes bemoans U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s lack of real involvement […]
Read MoreLaunched atop a Black Arrow Rocket on the 28th of October 1971, the Prospero satellite was the first and last ever to be launched atop a British developed rocket. In spite of funding being cut, the scientists who had worked on the satellite and rocket decided to launch it anyway, and it is still up […]
Read MoreMoussa Koussa, Libya’s chief spy and foreign minister, has been fed information from the CIA and MI6 according to the non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch. Moussa, who is now in exile in London, apparently exchanged reams of diplomatic cables with the CIA and MI6. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, in an effort to draw […]
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