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Day of Disruption in U.K. as Hundreds of Thousands Join Strike
Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were…
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Strike-Hit Britain is Starting to Look more like France
Mass strikes have marked France’s political landscape for years, while post-Thatcher Britain is known for its more flexible labor market.…
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Britain’s new winter of discontent
The winter of 1978-79 broke records in the UK for both the cold temperatures and snowfall. The bitter cold also…
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UK Households Urged to Reduce Energy use to Avoid 3-Hour Winter Power Cuts
Millions of British households will be asked to cut back on energy consumption by National Grid this winter, as it…
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Britain’s Liz Truss Wins Conservative Party Vote to Become New PM
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has won the Conservative Party vote to be its new leader and will become the…
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Energy Prices Double in Britain… and Winter Portends the Worst
the British energy regulator, Ofgim, announced on Friday that the annual bill for the average family will be $4,182, starting…
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How we knew Boris Johnson’s days were numbered
There is a hypocrisy to my profession that I find especially galling; the rush to protect at all costs the…
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Angry UK Lawmakers Trigger Confidence Vote in Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a confidence vote on Monday after a growing number of lawmakers in his Conservative Party…
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Britain to send 8,000 soldiers to eastern Europe
About 8,000 British army troops are to take part in exercises across eastern Europe to combat Russian aggression in one of…
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Britain accuses Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government with pro-Moscow ally
British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, identifying a former Ukrainian…
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