27 May 2010
Britain’s voters have forced a two-party system to begin to operate by a three-party logic. And it’s about to get even more interesting, writes David Hayes
10 May 2010
Britain will almost certainly face another election sooner rather than later, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
4 May 2010
Although it’s been dominated by three middle-aged white men in suits, the election has been thrilling in many ways, writes David Hayes
14 April 2010
Both the main parties are in trouble as the British election campaign gathers pace, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
18 March 2010
The global financial crisis has reached British universities, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
9 February 2010
The congestion charge has helped make London work better for commuters, writes Frank Bongiorno
15 December 2009
Tony Blair came clean on the BBC on Sunday morning, but didn’t say a word about the right of citizens to have their leaders speak truthfully, writes Frank Bongiorno
15 October 2009
The British debate over breastfeeding in public reveals a puzzling double standard, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
4 September 2009
The United States’ acrimonious healthcare debate is having almost as much impact across the Atlantic, where the National Health Service has become a rallying point for both…
17 July 2009
Despite globalisation, most of us can’t treat where we live as a kind of airport transit lounge, writes Frank Bongiorno
4 June 2009
The target of the public’s vengeance for the downturn has shifted from bankers to MPs
18 May 2009
Everyone seems to have some sort of camera these days, as the British Police are discovering to their cost, writes Frank Bongiorno
3 April 2009
Attitudes to people with disabilities are changing in Britain, but the progress is uneven, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
4 March 2009
Incumbency provides great electoral and political advantages to governments, but it can also be a fatal burden, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
1 February 2009
Despite the financial crisis, there’s no mood of national introspection in Britain, writes Frank Bongiorno
2 January 2009
Two Australias exist side by side in the British media, writes Frank Bongiorno
9 December 2008
What possessed senior police officers to raid the offices of a member of parliament without a warrant, asks Brian Costar in London
25 November 2008
Britain’s reaction to Obama’s win says a lot about the fears and hopes of America’s ally, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
22 October 2008
Although Gordon Brown presided over a vast expansion in financial risk, he could emerge stronger from the crisis, writes Frank Bongiorno in London