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Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/there-may-be-some-exceptions-in-those-african-dictatorships/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/there-may-be-some-exceptions-in-those-african-dictatorships/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:28:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348189 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/there-may-be-some-exceptions-in-those-african-dictatorships/feed/ 0 How about less party discipline and a stricter Speaker? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/social-finance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/social-finance/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:33:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313297 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/social-finance/feed/ 0 Diane Finley is moving forward with the Harper government’s plans for “social finance.” Ottawa... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/plebs-police-and-posh-prats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/plebs-police-and-posh-prats/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/plebs-police-and-posh-prats/feed/ 0 David Cameron's blue-blooded cronies are acting up http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/will-too-much-compromise-split-britains-coalition-government/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/will-too-much-compromise-split-britains-coalition-government/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:51:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282196 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/will-too-much-compromise-split-britains-coalition-government/feed/ 0 Two years in, relations between Britain’s coalition partners Cameron and Clegg hit an all-time low http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/what-a-difference-a-day-makes-eh-wot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/what-a-difference-a-day-makes-eh-wot/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:44:39 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/what-a-difference-a-day-makes-eh-wot/feed/ 0 So, finally, it’s the opening morning of the XXX Summer Games. (Warning: don’t type that into your search engine) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/should-they-stay-or-should-they-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/should-they-stay-or-should-they-go/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:51:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273564 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/13/should-they-stay-or-should-they-go/feed/ 0 If 100 Tory MPs get their way, a referendum will leave it to the public to decide. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/bizarro-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/bizarro-canada/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:48:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273454 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/bizarro-canada/feed/ 0 In Britain, the coalition government’s House of Lords reform bill appears doomed after 91... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/%c2%80chillax-dave/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/%c2%80chillax-dave/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/%c2%80chillax-dave/feed/ 0 Cameron’s laid-back style is suddenly working against him http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/how-they-do-it-in-britain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/how-they-do-it-in-britain/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:38:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255945 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/how-they-do-it-in-britain/feed/ 0 While the NDP is calling for the Speaker to be more assertive on this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/boris-vs-ken-round-two/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/boris-vs-ken-round-two/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:04:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253119 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/boris-vs-ken-round-two/feed/ 0 If it comes down to personality, Boris Johnson has Ken Livingstone beat http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/mmm-wasnt-that-a-simply-divine-pasty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/mmm-wasnt-that-a-simply-divine-pasty/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:15:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/mmm-wasnt-that-a-simply-divine-pasty/feed/ 0 From a controversial budget to class-related gaffes, It's been a tough spring for the British PM http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/breakaway-scotlan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/breakaway-scotlan/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:02:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245719 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/breakaway-scotlan/feed/ 0 A third of Scots back the upcoming referendum on independence. The majority want devolution. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/dog-cat-and-mouse-in-the-south-atlantic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/dog-cat-and-mouse-in-the-south-atlantic/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:58:40 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/dog-cat-and-mouse-in-the-south-atlantic/feed/ 0 Argentina, the world press tells us, intends to rename its top soccer league the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/who%e2%80%99s-that-waiting-in-the-wings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/who%e2%80%99s-that-waiting-in-the-wings/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/who%e2%80%99s-that-waiting-in-the-wings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/who%e2%80%99s-that-waiting-in-the-wings/feed/ 0 London’s eccentric mayor may yet challenge Cameron for the Tory leadership http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/a-leg-up-for-generation-rent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/a-leg-up-for-generation-rent/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/a-leg-up-for-generation-rent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/a-leg-up-for-generation-rent/feed/ 6 Will David Cameron’s new mortgage plan get British renters on the property ladder? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/britains-futile-quest-to-ban-internet-porn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/britains-futile-quest-to-ban-internet-porn/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:06:13 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219838 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/britains-futile-quest-to-ban-internet-porn/feed/ 12 If a country were to successfully ban online porn, it’s a safe bet Internet traffic would nosedive http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/i-told-you-so/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/i-told-you-so/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/i-told-you-so/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/i-told-you-so/feed/ 12 As they watch the debt crisis unfold, hardline Euroskeptics in Britain have never seemed so smug http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/return-to-hooverville/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/return-to-hooverville/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:45:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/return-to-hooverville/feed/ 15 Like her colleague Douglas Porter, Sherry Cooper expresses her concern about the Prime Minister’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-wrong-medicine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-wrong-medicine/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:46:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/the-wrong-medicine/feed/ 4 Douglas Porter quibbles with the Prime Minister’s prescription for economic woe. “We could be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/cameron-and-harper-call-for-%e2%80%98decisive-action%e2%80%99-on-global-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/cameron-and-harper-call-for-%e2%80%98decisive-action%e2%80%99-on-global-economy/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:39:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216976 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/cameron-and-harper-call-for-%e2%80%98decisive-action%e2%80%99-on-global-economy/feed/ 1 British PM discusses economy during Ottawa visit http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/david-cameron-comes-to-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/david-cameron-comes-to-ottawa/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:56:40 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216879 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/david-cameron-comes-to-ottawa/feed/ 8 The British PM channels Churchill in his first bilateral visit to Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/we%e2%80%99re-not-quite-staring-down-the-barrel-but-the-pattern-is-clear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/we%e2%80%99re-not-quite-staring-down-the-barrel-but-the-pattern-is-clear/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:04:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/we%e2%80%99re-not-quite-staring-down-the-barrel-but-the-pattern-is-clear/feed/ 7 The prepared text of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech to Parliament this evening.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/british-pm-to-visit-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/british-pm-to-visit-canada/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:33:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216796 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/british-pm-to-visit-canada/feed/ 0 Will meet with PM Harper before addressing House of Commons http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/from-the-backroom-to-centerstage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/from-the-backroom-to-centerstage/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:08:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213562 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/from-the-backroom-to-centerstage/feed/ 4 After consulting with the Twitter hive mind, it seems the most comparable precedent for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/riding-the-riots/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/riding-the-riots/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:45:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210140 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/riding-the-riots/feed/ 3 The British PM is promising to fix his country’s ‘broken society’—and Britons are listening http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/everyone%e2%80%99s-gone-mad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/everyone%e2%80%99s-gone-mad/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:15:46 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/everyone%e2%80%99s-gone-mad/feed/ 24 Andrew Coyne on the facile explanations being used to explain the London riots http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/london%e2%80%99s-long-hot-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/london%e2%80%99s-long-hot-summer/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:30:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208711 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/london%e2%80%99s-long-hot-summer/feed/ 4 What role did social media play in the violence? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/archbishop-battles-big-society/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/archbishop-battles-big-society/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:40:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197305 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/archbishop-battles-big-society/feed/ 8 The Archbishop of Canterbury is at odds with PM David Cameron's vision for Britain http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/photo-gallery-obama-goes-to-europe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/photo-gallery-obama-goes-to-europe/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 21:27:28 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193865 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/photo-gallery-obama-goes-to-europe/feed/ 0 The U.S. president pops into Ireland for a beer, England for a state dinner with the Queen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/music-and-politics-make-him-cry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/music-and-politics-make-him-cry/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:10:53 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186314 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/music-and-politics-make-him-cry/feed/ 0 These are not the best of days for Britain's beleaguered junior coalition leader http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/ignatieff-talks-minority-scenarios-it-shouldnt-matter-but-it-probably-will/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/ignatieff-talks-minority-scenarios-it-shouldnt-matter-but-it-probably-will/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:54:38 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=185811 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/ignatieff-talks-minority-scenarios-it-shouldnt-matter-but-it-probably-will/feed/ 442 It shouldn't matter, but it probably will http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/12/dont-drink-the-water-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/12/dont-drink-the-water-2/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:03:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183582 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/12/dont-drink-the-water-2/feed/ 4 In light of tonight’s debates, it is probably worth revisiting the advice Patrick Muttart,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/big-society-big-con/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/big-society-big-con/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:52:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176816 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/big-society-big-con/feed/ 10 PM David Cameron wants to remake Britain. Critics say his plan will end up destroying the United Kingdom. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/this-week-newsmakers-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/this-week-newsmakers-3/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:06:37 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176505 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/this-week-newsmakers-3/feed/ 0 Prince Andrew's friends in all the wrong places, Natalie Portman just can't win, and adios, Glenn Beck? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-fight-for-fairness-in-foreign-lands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-fight-for-fairness-in-foreign-lands/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:26:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171245 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-fight-for-fairness-in-foreign-lands/feed/ 13 Some British retirees living in Canada are receiving just 40 per cent of the pension they would get if they hadn't emigrated. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/02/newsmakers-51/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/02/newsmakers-51/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:40:19 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/02/newsmakers-51/feed/ 0 The Pope's surprise move, Russia's Mata Hari makes her prime-time debut, and the queen of all TV revels http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/18/losing-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/18/losing-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:30:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=167404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/18/losing-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/feed/ 39 In his chat with Mr. Mansbridge, the Prime Minister again asserts a rule for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/returning-heroes-golden-goal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/returning-heroes-golden-goal/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:00:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160909 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/returning-heroes-golden-goal/feed/ 0 Along with Crosby, a number of other former Newsmakers make their return to our list http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/07/revolution-in-blue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/07/revolution-in-blue/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:20:15 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161336 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/07/revolution-in-blue/feed/ 7 He has partnered with the left, but Cameron has a radical, conservative, vision for England http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/another-foot-in-mouth-tory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/another-foot-in-mouth-tory/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:20:13 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/another-foot-in-mouth-tory/feed/ 0 Lord Young of Graffham’s bout of foot-in-mouth disease came just one month after the government announced its deepest public spending cuts http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/british-sensibility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/british-sensibility/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:05:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159541 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/british-sensibility/feed/ 10 David Eaves lauds David Cameron’s new commitment to transparent accounting. After a brief video... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/it-cheers-everyone-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/it-cheers-everyone-up/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:00:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158612 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/it-cheers-everyone-up/feed/ 1 Britain reacts with enthusiasm to news of the impending wedding http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/auf-wiedersehen-deutschland/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/auf-wiedersehen-deutschland/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:00:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158060 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/auf-wiedersehen-deutschland/feed/ 0 The British withdrawal may have a huge impact on local economies http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/samcam-comes-to-downing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/samcam-comes-to-downing/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:00:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/samcam-comes-to-downing/feed/ 1 David Cameron's wife brings style and mystery to the PM's residence http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/goodbye-to-sherwood/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/goodbye-to-sherwood/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:00:18 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156689 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/goodbye-to-sherwood/feed/ 1 "Valuable forest being sold to private developers, will be an unforgiveable act of environmental vandalism"