The British monarchy put itself on facebook a week before it was announced that William is engaged to a commoner. Is there a limit to reinvention?
British naval establishment writes to the Times to protest the planned cuts and warns of dire consequences.
Helpful post on Conservative Home about the Prime Minister by Paul Goodman, on the occasion of Cameron's first six months
On the surface, there's David Cameron,
The Guardian’s Editor-in-Chief, Alan Rusbridger has published an important online overview of the ‘Fourth Estate’, and invited this response from Anthony Barnett, whose latest thoughts on the press, public service broadcasting and the BBC, the future of the web, Rupert Murdoch and democracy, argue
A mischievous quote from Blair's Labour Home Secretary
There's a strong interview with Robert Reich in Spiegel online, here is their opening question and his answer:
The US goes to the polls on Tuesday for critical
The Coalition might agree in principle over the Freedom Bill but they can't produce an overall constitutional strategy as the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties are fundamentally at loggerheads over the destination of democratic reform
Who is buying London houses and apartments?
UK anti-terror laws can place people under draconian control orders that are more intrusive than house arrest without any charges made that the accused may learn of. Is the American alliance one of the reasons?
A personal tribute to Claire Rayner, the 'agony aunt', novelist and broadcaster who died this week.
The Cameron government may find it hard ask everyone to share the burden when it can't stopping living the high life.