The Brit Factor

What does the UK electoral reform mean?

What does the UK electoral reform mean?

Confused about the electoral reform in the UK? Hanna Hauck highlights the different proposed systems and tries to find pros and cons about them.

London protests for fairer votes in UK election

London protests for fairer votes in UK election

Hanna Hauck went to a ‘Take Back Parliament’ demonstration to find out what they object to and how the current parliamentary election system in the UK works.

The Apathetic American: Well hung, Britain!

The Apathetic American: Well hung, Britain!

As we inch closer to a hung parliament deal, George Pokorny gives us his American take on the UK election. Give our newest columnist a warm welcome.

Hello democracy: First time voter in Britain

Hello democracy: First time voter in Britain

Catherine has only been a citizen for less than a year, and this is the first time she gets to vote democratically. Follow her personal journey in this slideshow.

Leaders’ Debates: Why the hype?

Leaders’ Debates: Why the hype?

Other countries have been doing this for decades, so why has the televised political debate only come to Britain in the year 2010? Alexandra Zeevalkink finds out.

The Brit Factor: The lost art of pancake racing

The Brit Factor: The lost art of pancake racing

Running with frying pans anyone? Ilonka Oudenampsen checks out the British take on an international classic – Pancake Day.

Ale-ienation

Ale-ienation

Drinking ale is a distinctly British passtime currently enjoying a revival. Michele Martinelli, unconvinced of the beverage’s merit, takes a closer look.