Scots are becoming more skeptical about the idea of Scotland becoming independent of the United Kingdom, two polls showed on Sunday, delivering a setback to nationalists who want the small country to call off its 307-year-old union with England. CONT. Reuters Read more »
The Return of Liberal Populism in America and Britain
During the 1990s, Democrats in the United States and the Labor Party in the United Kingdom pursued parallel transformations. Behind the leadership of President Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair, each party recast its traditional liberalism into a “Third Way” centrism that balanced government activism with reform and tilted its […] Read more »
British voters tell Cameron: don’t bomb Syria, but do help Obama
Before he lost Thursday night’s vote in the House of Commons, David Cameron lost the battle to persuade voters that British missiles should bomb Syria. However, we should be clear about the specific nature of the public verdict. It is not that we have become a nation of isolationists, or […] Read more »
UK: MPs ‘right to reject military action’ in Syria
Almost three-quarters of people believe MPs were right to reject UK military action in Syria, a poll commissioned by the BBC has suggested. The poll also suggested 72% did not think the move would damage the UK-US relationship – and two-thirds said they would not care if it did. [cont.] BBC Read more »
60% of British public oppose UK military action against Syria
Almost three times as many people oppose the UK taking part in military action against Syria as those who favour doing so, according to a special Opinium/Observer poll. The survey straddled the period immediately before and after last Thursday night’s House of Commons vote, which saw David Cameron defeated in […] Read more »
More See China as Friend Than Foe
As Chinese president Xi Jinping travels to the United States to meet with President Obama, 55% of Americans view China as either an ally (11%) or a nation friendly to the U.S. (44%), while 40% say it is either unfriendly (26%) or an enemy (14%). [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »