United Kingdom

Brickbat: Up, Up, and Away

George Freeman, a Conservative Party member of the British Parliament, says the United Kingdom should become a global leader in regulating space activities, acting like a "watchdog" for satellite launches, space…

Like Being Back in School

Six U.K. police officers arrested Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine at their home in Hertfordshire after they complained about their disabled daughter's primary school in a WhatsApp group and through emails. The couple,…

On your own | Power Line

The report from the BBC begins, A woman who was attacked on a Tube train in central London has said she was then left standing on a platform for a “harrowing” 30 minutes because no one answered the emergency calls she made…

Brickbat: Never Forget a Face

In England, London's Metropolitan Police is setting up its first permanent facial recognition cameras in Croydon, a suburb in South London, starting this summer to help fight crime. These cameras will be placed on…

Two-tiered justice | Power Line

In a last-minute reprieve, the two-tiered prison sentence scheme set to be introduced tomorrow in Britain has been delayed. What was this all about? I’ll quote from the UK tabloid The Sun, as they mince fewer words on the…