Threat of Rising Violence In Britain's Streets After Cuts Reduce Police Forces

The steep Tory-led austerity cuts have fostered a national police force that simply doesn't have the budget or resources to tackle rising crime – in particular the hate crimes that exploded after Brexit.

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After Surviving London's Grenfell Tower Disaster, Immigrants May Face Deportation

Undocumented migrants who survived the June blaze were offered an amnesty period of a year provided they applied before Jan. 31, 2018, but critics say the deadline was inadequately publicized and fearful residents now might not come forward with evidence.

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"Nobody Wants You": Trump’s Cancelled U.K. Visit Highlights the Power of Protestors

When news emerged last month that Donald Trump was cancelling his February stop in London, much of the country erupted in elation as campaigners hailed the president’s U-turn from Britain a “huge victory for our movement.”

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In Carillion Scandal and Its Cover-Up, Britons Again Accuse Their Government

Up until last week, Carillion was the second largest construction company in the U.K. Now, the outrageous debt and blacklisting scandal that toppled it have exposed the underbelly of Great Britain's costly fetish for privatization at any public cost.

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Brexit Rebellion Deepens After a Chaotic Year of Failed Negotiation

In an awkward and disconcerting backlash last month, the Democratic Unionist Party told Downing Street that any Brexit agreement that gave Northern Ireland a separate trade regime from the rest of Britain would endanger the U.K. government.

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U.K. Is on Course For the Longest Fall in Living Standards Since Records Began

Even after Britain's “worst decade for productivity growth since 1812 – when Napoleon was busy invading Russia,” the age of austerity is far from over – and the inequality gap in the world’s sixth richest country is only widening.

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Record Number of UK Workers Are Living on the Edge With Zero-Hours Contracts

Notoriously low-paid industries rely on zero-hours contracts the most, including the leisure and hotel, retail and restaurant sectors, where record numbers of employees are left not knowing how much work they'll get from week to week.

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The Brexit Hall of Mirrors: Doubts, Deliberations and No Clear Vision In Sight

With a government seemingly bent on backtracking on its promises and delaying negotiations, it's no wonder that many UK citizens – including large numbers of its politicians – are in a state of real unease about what the future might hold.

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Anger Grows In U.K. After Conservatives Vote to Keep 1% Pay Rise Salary Cap

The timing of the government’s refusal to increase wages for public sector professionals couldn’t be more damaging, so nurses and others are launching a "summer of protests" to get politicians' attention.

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As Calls Grow for Grenfell Justice, Will U.K. Government Be Held To Account?

The British establishment is ignoring calls for an open and inclusive investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire, which could demonstrate how government and for-profit contractors helped turn 120 homes into a 24-floor death trap.

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