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15 Mar 2010, 4:05 am
Yesterday's London Times reports that 20 non-Muslims used Britain's Muslim Arbitration Tribunal (MAT) to resolve their legal disputes last year. [read post]
24 May 2004, 11:35 am
In a closed meeting of the UN Security Council Monday, the US and Britain presented a resolution that would formally transfer "governing authority" in Iraq to a sovereign interim government by June 30 and authorize a multinational force to maintain peace with Iraqi consent. [read post]
25 Mar 2017, 4:03 pm
On Tuesday, the United States and Britain decided to restrict carry-on electronics [Reuters article] on planes from Muslim-majority countries to combat 'security threats.' Under the restrictions, passengers coming to the US from designated countries, most of which are Middle Eastern or North African, cannot take electronic devices larger than a cellphone into the cabin; the items are required to be in checked baggage. [read post]
26 May 2009, 4:00 am
Sunday's NY Times had an interesting article on libel tourism - plaintiffs with little connection to Britain who bring libel lawsuits against American authors in London courts using Britain's friendlier libel laws. [read post]
2 Feb 2009, 9:59 pm
The UK-US special relationship is being reconsidered in both Britain and the United States. [read post]
22 May 2007, 3:17 am
In Britain operations began this month on their third community court, to be based in Nottingham (after Salford and Liverpool). [read post]
12 Sep 2015, 3:15 pm
America and Britain made the rightward neoliberal... [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 7:26 am
The UK government has released the details of how it will implement the recommendations in its Digital Britain report. [read post]
2 Dec 2008, 11:59 am
This is real life in Britain today. [read post]
29 Jan 2009, 4:55 am
Today BERR and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport published Lord Carter's Digital Britain Interim Report (the final report is in the late spring).Not surprisingly, one of the issues on the agenda was illegal downloading and use of peer-to-peer services.The IPKat thought that the background commentary was pretty well balanced. [read post]
9 Mar 2022, 1:33 pm
Britain and the US fear Russia could be setting the stage to use a chemical weapon in Ukraine after Kremlin officials alleged without firm evidence that the US had been supporting a bioweapons programme in the country.Western officials said at a briefing on Wednesday “we’ve got good reason to be concerned about possible use of non-conventional weapons” by Russia, reflecting the experience of chemical weapon use during the Syrian… [read post]
13 Feb 2013, 4:05 am
The Forward this week published an interesting opinion piece by a visiting scholar at Oxford arguing that in Britain, the position of Chief Rabbi has outlived its usefulness. [read post]
20 May 2008, 4:34 am
While defense secretary David Miliband insists on the "special relationship" between Britain and the US, he's also been making remarks hinting at a new recognition of Great Britain being part of Europe, says Stephens. [read post]
16 Jun 2009, 7:49 am
Digital Britain Interim Report hereDigital Britain Forum here"Digital Britain: a Beginner's Guide" hereEarlier IPKat posts here, here, here and hereComments from The 1709 Blog here and hereIPKat team member Jeremy's comment on ZDNet here [read post]
8 Jan 2009, 4:15 am
Britain has dodged a lawsuit over its use of anti-terror powers to freeze billions of in Icelandic bank's assets. [read post]
8 Oct 2008, 11:52 pm
Following the lead of the United States, Britain is moving to bail out its ailing banking system, which has come under severe pressure from the global credit crisis. [read post]
25 Jul 2008, 9:16 am
It is time, as Barack Obama would say, for us to recognise their heroism in making Britain a more interesting place to live. [read post]
2 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
Millennium Private Equity, a Dubai government-linked investment company, plans to use Islamic financing for venture capital in Europe after buying the first corporate sukuk in Britain, Bloomberg News reported. [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 2:00 am
The BBC reports that Britain’s Office of Fair Trading is cracking down on debt collectors who are tracking down consumers on Facebook and Twitter. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 7:00 am
Afghanistan – Britain’s Invisible Conflict The GuardianDecember 3, 2011 This editorial by Douglas Alexander of the Guardian Observer outlines some thought-intriguing points on how Britain and the United States might work towards a peaceful resolution in Afghanistan. [read post]
