Maggie Thatcher's radical agenda that divided the United Kingdom was also the political revolution of lower middle-class England.
Farrukh Dhondy writes.
A former British MP is in jail for speeding. Chris Huhne resigned his ministerial post and parliamentary seat, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. His ex-wife for perjury related to that case. There are not many nations where such an offence would end in this way. Farrukh Dhondy writes.
We know of Roman Catholicism as persecuted and persecuting. But the religion has settled down. Now there's also a pontiff who resigns power through awesome humility.
Farrukh Dhondy writes.
David Cameron agrees with Barack Obama on the fact that Britain stays with Europe. And the US president repays the favour by not deporting a British interviewer, writes
Farrukh Dhondy.
The suicide of Jacintha Saldanha after a hoax call by two Australian DJs will remain a socio-psychological mystery until the inquest in March.
Farrukh Dhondy writes.
Women are often forced to keep quiet about sexual abuse. In Britain, the Savile case has encouraged many to speak up. Indian women should follow suit.
Farrukh Dhondy writes.
Is there no candidate from the Indian subcontinent whom one could nominate, keeping in mind the elastic definitions of peace, as deserving of the Nobel Prize?
Farrukh Dhondy writes.
In Britain, an author received death threats for the TV adaptation of his book on the origins of Islam. This raises a big question: how far can intimidation curtail free speech.
Farrukh Dhondy writes.
The British defence ministry’s dilemma over Olympics security is genuine. In the present times, there can be no Games without high velocity missiles.
A co-chairperson of the British Conservative Party refuses to step down despite having links with extremists and being involved in an expense fraud.
Farrukh Dhondy writes.