In this third part in our series on how the UK has changed in the past 25 years, we turn to demographics, immigration, social attitudes and LGBTQ+ lives. Demographics The UK population grew in size from just under 59 million in 2000...Read more
Date: 2026-08-03
Source: The Conversation
Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University Summer 2001. Tony Blair had just won a second thumping election victory, promising opportunity for all. The new census showed a nation losing its religion, more inclined to live alone and more ethnically diverse. The maximum temperature...Read more
Date: 2026-07-23
Source: The Conversation
Hostilities between the US and Iran have escalated once again. On July 8, Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire established in June was “over”. Following this, he ordered intensive airstrikes on Iran by the US military and has reinstated an economic blockade on the country. ...Read more
Date: 2026-07-15
Source: The Conversation