England
Brickbat: Third Time’s the Charm?
Pro-life activist Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is under police investigation for a third time after silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham, England. The police investigation comes despite two previous arrests for…
Why do Americans hate roundabouts?
This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. Americans don't agree on much, but nobody enjoys traffic. Our commutes often leave us feeling like we're going in…
Brickbat: Body Shaming
The United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned two Zara advertisements featuring models deemed "unhealthily thin," citing the promotion of harmful beauty standards. The ads, which appeared on…
Brickbat: Watch Those Hands
In England, former Thames Valley Police Constable Ben Lane was found to haveinappropriately touched a male colleague's leg while both were on duty in September 2024. Lane claimed he was just demonstrating a sexual…
Brickbat: Double-Barreled Delay
Shotgun owners in the United Kingdom face delays of a year or more for new firearm licenses due to a backlog in police processing. Applicants, including farmers and gamekeepers who rely on shotguns for their livelihoods, are…
Brickbat: The Right Tools for the Job
Police in England arrested Samuel Rowe outside his Manchester home and gave him a warning for possession of an offensive weapon after he was spotted with gardening tools. Rowe had returned home from his allotment—a small…
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