Articles by Guy Rundle

Can British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Tory government hang onto EU membership? Or will the UKIP and its allies force the country to go it alone?

There’s nothing like parental leave. Go to a movie, play squash, wash the car — all these activities lie on the same plane. Put “be with your child” in it, you’ll see the difference.

What happened to David Cameron’s pledge to use plain packaging to discourage smoking? Australian political operative Lynton Crosby happened, apparently.

Sycophantic journos at anti-News Limited have fallen in line to praise their colleague Nick Cater’s new book to the skies. It’s a Culture clash that deserves greater scrutiny.

Guy Rundle boards the UK Independence Party’s lurid purple bus and wonders about the future of politics in Britain.

European bees are disappearing, and the buzz from politicians is out of line. The politics of ecological protection are fascinating, writes Crikey’s man in London.

It’s that time of year again … No, the snooker world championships. Our man in England has it covered, from Aussie hope Neal Robertson to the celebrated comeback of Ronnie “Rocket” O’Sullivan.

In the messy aftermath of the Boston bombings, there’s food for thought on the American state and the social media revolution.

Australia is a culture of collectivism, not individualism, and no matter what Nick Cater says in his new book, we will never be American go-getters.

Margaret Thatcher’s state funeral is attracting its share of protesters, most of whom are blithely posting their plans on social media. But the smart ones will turn to encrypted communication.

As Britain prepares to farewell Margaret Thatcher with a paramilitary funeral, Guy Rundle asks the questions about her legacy that the Labour Party is failing to.

John Howard is still defending the war in Iraq, and his speech to to the Lowy Institute is full of lies. Will nobody pull him up on the continuing falsehoods?

The British county of Kent appointed a new youth commissioner — who turns out was acting like a bit of a youth on Twitter. The scandal is a top tabloid fodder across the nation.

Margaret Thatcher is dead. Forget the the fiction that Thatcherism was the only way to modernise a Western economy — it was a second-rate, shoddy approach that left British neighbourhoods in ruins.

North Korea is moving towards a nuclear footing and ramping up its aggressive rhetoric. Is it for real? A sham? A danger? Or something in between?

David Cameron has shaken up benefits for Britain’s most needy. Is it the end of the social state as we know it, or have the Tories not gone far enough? Well, both …

What’s wrong with Labor? Well, everything … but here are at least 15 of the reasons. Let’s start with Gary Gray.

The EU’s Cyprus operation was not a stuff-up, but an elegant double-whammy, hitting both European tax havens within the EU/eurozone purview and smacking the Russian bear on the nose.

David Cameron has struck a compromise deal with political rivals for tougher media reforms in the UK. And he’s managed to keep the press on side — for the most part — in the process.

The US Tea Party isn’t that hard to understand — the libertarian streak is tiny and they’re an uneasy fit in the Republican Party. Chris Berg doesn’t seem to understand.