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Thu, 23 May 2013 01:29:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-and-libby-davies-trade-howlers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-and-libby-davies-trade-howlers/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:51:33 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320145 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-and-libby-davies-trade-howlers/feed/ 0 It was a knee-slapping good time http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/on-leaving-england-finding-america-and-finally-thinking-about-mortality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/on-leaving-england-finding-america-and-finally-thinking-about-mortality/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:26:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287153 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/on-leaving-england-finding-america-and-finally-thinking-about-mortality/feed/ 0 In conversation with Mike Doherty 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/2012/02/20/a-red-card-for-the-national-teams-coach/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/a-red-card-for-the-national-teams-coach/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239991 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/a-red-card-for-the-national-teams-coach/feed/ 0 A football-obsessed nation waits to see who will lead the nation’s squad http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/free-to-believe-free-to-love-free-to-be/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/free-to-believe-free-to-love-free-to-be/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:18:19 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235243 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/free-to-believe-free-to-love-free-to-be/feed/ 0 The prepared text of John Baird’s speech to an audience in London, England today.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/bombs-on-the-beach/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/bombs-on-the-beach/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:00:35 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/bombs-on-the-beach/feed/ 3 Local officials in England have discovered 26 munitions, such as an anti-submarine depth charge, on a naturist beach 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/2011/09/27/playing-safe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/playing-safe/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:55:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216471 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/playing-safe/feed/ 0 The Rugby World Cup is bringing plenty of men behaving badly to New Zealand 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/2011/08/08/photo-gallery-riots-break-out-in-north-london/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/photo-gallery-riots-break-out-in-north-london/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:19:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/photo-gallery-riots-break-out-in-north-london/feed/ 0 A protest in the wake of police shooting turns ugly 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/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 15:10:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/feed/ 0 The RCMP officers involved in Robert Dziekanski's death face perjury charges, while scientists prove Einstein was right http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/the-ignatieffs-were-not-typical-immigrants/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/the-ignatieffs-were-not-typical-immigrants/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:15:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178331 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/the-ignatieffs-were-not-typical-immigrants/feed/ 149 In a missive this evening, apparently in response to this video, the Conservative party... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/play-us-out-musical-tie-guy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/play-us-out-musical-tie-guy/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:50:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168410 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/play-us-out-musical-tie-guy/feed/ 8 Whatever the moaning about how much more civilized and mannered and eloquent is the... 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/2010/12/16/not-in-my-backyard-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/not-in-my-backyard-2/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:20:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/not-in-my-backyard-2/feed/ 7 Public sex appears to be on the rise in England, and buttoned-down country folk want it to stop 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/2010/12/02/spending-a-sterling-idea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/spending-a-sterling-idea/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159806 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/spending-a-sterling-idea/feed/ 1 Brits are using credit like never before. Whatever happened to frugality? 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/2010/11/11/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" http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/paul-dumaine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/paul-dumaine/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:00:11 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153131 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/paul-dumaine/feed/ 0 'They said, “Dumaine, you have a visitor.” She was so beautiful.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste-2/#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:28:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste-2/feed/ 0 In the aftermath of an international terror scare that is presently topping the news... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/19/idea-alert-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/19/idea-alert-35/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:05:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152955 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/19/idea-alert-35/feed/ 0 Deborah Coyne looks abroad. We need to rethink how government should work with the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/building-a-better-bee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/building-a-better-bee/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:00:52 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149940 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/building-a-better-bee/feed/ 0 A 79-year-old Englishman whose bees resist Varroa mites is part of a wave of hope for global food security http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/23/soccer-like-art/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/23/soccer-like-art/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:40:37 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=133261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/23/soccer-like-art/feed/ 1 Soccer is billed as ‘the beautiful game,’ but like any sport it is a partisan affair—and the better for it http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/18/when-ancient-grievances-are-played-out-on-the-pitch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/18/when-ancient-grievances-are-played-out-on-the-pitch/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:27:23 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=133392 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/18/when-ancient-grievances-are-played-out-on-the-pitch/feed/ 0 When the U.S. tied England, it was as good as a victory http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/brave-new-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/brave-new-world/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:04:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=133098 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/brave-new-world/feed/ 43 The Czech Republic is expected to soon be ruled by a coalition of “losers.”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/no-pressure/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/no-pressure/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:27:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=129961 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/no-pressure/feed/ 27 Anne Applebaum surveys the British landscape. Unusually, this government’s fate depends not only on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/17/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/17/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things-3/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 17:55:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=126925 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/17/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things-3/feed/ 15 Taylor Owen considers all the reasons a British-style coalition is not so easily replicated.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/11/the-mother-parliament-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/11/the-mother-parliament-2/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 19:57:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=125582 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/11/the-mother-parliament-2/feed/ 42 As Britain embarks on—dear lord, no!—coalition governance, Chris Selley attempts to draw lessons. In... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-2/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:30:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-2/feed/ 58 AARON WHERRY reports from the Canada 150 conference in Montreal http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/primus-inter-pares/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/primus-inter-pares/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:29:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/primus-inter-pares/feed/ 2 The leaders of the three biggest parties in England have agreed to a series... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/21/stephen-harpers-dulcet-tones-explained/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/21/stephen-harpers-dulcet-tones-explained/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:24:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110094 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/21/stephen-harpers-dulcet-tones-explained/feed/ 6 Conservative guru Patrick Muttart sends British Tory leader David Cameron unsolicited, and perhaps ultimately... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/the-bomb-detector-that-bombed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/the-bomb-detector-that-bombed/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:50:53 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/the-bomb-detector-that-bombed/feed/ 3 Research suggests the devices are useless, and possibly dangerous http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/its-all-andrews-fault/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/its-all-andrews-fault/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:46:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=103826 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/its-all-andrews-fault/feed/ 104 Christopher White, founder of that Facebook group, talks to the Tyee. Q. How did... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/the-mother-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/the-mother-parliament/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:23:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=100726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/11/the-mother-parliament/feed/ 21 Via the Globe’s Doug Saunders and Broken Social Scene’s Julie Penner, news that the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/newsmakers-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/newsmakers-18/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:01:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=99637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/newsmakers-18/feed/ 6 Newsmakers of the week http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/15/why-do-you-want-to-know/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/15/why-do-you-want-to-know/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:18:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=98035 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/15/why-do-you-want-to-know/feed/ 28 More memos from 2006, more concerns about Canada’s handling of Afghan detainees. One of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/07/strategic-macro-level-engagement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/07/strategic-macro-level-engagement/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:32:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=96624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/07/strategic-macro-level-engagement/feed/ 9 Canadian Press gains access to internal documents and finds talking points, expressed concerns and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/04/a-beacon-unto-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/04/a-beacon-unto-the-world/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:25:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=96150 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/04/a-beacon-unto-the-world/feed/ 1 The Constitution Unit at London’s Global University has released its report on minority parliaments... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/27/a-bad-example/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/27/a-bad-example/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:43:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=94959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/27/a-bad-example/feed/ 7 The Guardian’s Martin Kettle considers the possibility of a minority government in Britain. Britain... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/formally-proposed-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/formally-proposed-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:52:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=94183 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/formally-proposed-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/feed/ 3 A British committee set up in the wake of all that unpleasantness over MPs’... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/q-a-will-ferguson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/q-a-will-ferguson/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:21:51 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91808 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/q-a-will-ferguson/feed/ 11 The Canadian author took an arduous journey across Northern Ireland, falling asleep in pubs and making sense of Protestants and Catholics http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/11/stephane-is-that-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/11/stephane-is-that-you/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:46:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91840 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/11/stephane-is-that-you/feed/ 42 David Cameron, Britain’s official leader of the opposition, expounds on his vision for British... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/and-as-for-canada-forget-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/and-as-for-canada-forget-it/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:40:05 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89852 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/and-as-for-canada-forget-it/feed/ 1 The big TV article of the day is “Why Britain Can’t Do The Wire,”...