There is no separation of church and state in Britain. The Church of England, part of the Anglican Protestant faith, is the state church, answerable to parliament. One of the constitutional functions of a British prime minister is to advise the monarch – ... See more
I had 24 hours to kill after a political event in Aberdeen and before meetings I had planned in Fife, so I hid out in the east of Scotland on the Tayside in Dundee . There I found a city riddled with contradictions, at once handsome and ugly, funny and sa... See more
Abstract Gender-based violence (GBV) has predominantly been studied as a problem affecting women and girls, leaving men's own perceptions of violence comparatively invisible in research, policy and service provision. This study examined men's perceptions ... See more
Britain's foreign secretary Ed Miliband (left) with Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee at an informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Co Wicklow in September. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images Minister for Foreign Affairs Hele... See more
Britain has moved on from the rancorous days of Covid lockdowns and the chaotic UK government of the time, led by Boris Johnson. Dominic Cummings, it seems, has not. The arch Brexiteer Cummings was Johnson's conflict-prone chief adviser in Downing Street ... See more