While Donald Trump’s reaction to a question posed by a BBC journalist during his press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May last Friday, and its alternate interpretations in the… Read more »

One of the biggest political decisions to face Britons in their lifetime is looming—the European Union referendum, with polling stations opening today, June 23rd. The British public will be voting on whether to… Read more »

If you’re like me, which is to say an American, your entire conception of the British primary and secondary education system is probably from books, movies and television. And what… Read more »

Amazon does not like to pay taxes. Anywhere. And for good reason, too—if recent studies are to be believed, collecting sales tax affects the company’s sales. In 1966, George Harrison sang… Read more »

You’d think that by now the damage to the publishing industry inflicted by the rise of the internet might be bottoming out. Not so. Ninety-eight publishers declared insolvency over the… Read more »

The greater publishing world’s relationship with self-published ebooks can best be described as dismissive — there’s a common perception that it’s a niche for vanity projects and fan fiction. However,… Read more »

After decades of being known world-wide as the friendliest jurisdiction to sue someone for libel in, England is set to change its laws. Earlier this year, the path to libel… Read more »

As Tony Hall settles in to his new job as Director General of the BBC, he should have two things on his mind: placing arts programing at the centre of… Read more »

As budgets for libraries have shrunk, communities are starting to look to new ways to keep the doors open. In the UK, they’re turning to “social enterprise” companies, according to an… Read more »