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Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s New Prime Minister, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZComments Off on Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s New Prime Minister, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer

Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Iron Maiden, had an improbable rise to power. Like her mentor, Shinzo Abe, she is expected to lead Japan to the right.

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Norman Tebbit, Conservative Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94

July 8, 2025July 9, 2025ALAN COWELLComments Off on Norman Tebbit, Conservative Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94

He was a potential prime minister until he left high office to care for his wife, who was seriously hurt in a bombing by the Irish Republican Army.

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Britain’s New Prime Minister Had Just Hours to Prepare

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024MEGAN SPECIAComments Off on Britain’s New Prime Minister Had Just Hours to Prepare

A new U.S. president usually has a two-month window to prepare to move into the White House. Freshly elected British prime ministers move into Downing Street much more swiftly.

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Keir Starmer Is on the Cusp of Power in the U.K.

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024Stephen Castle and Mark LandlerComments Off on Keir Starmer Is on the Cusp of Power in the U.K.

The Labour leader still struggles with the “performative side” of British politics, even as he has pulled his party to the center.

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Nigel Lawson, Economic Force Under Thatcher, Dies at 91

April 3, 2023April 4, 2023ALAN COWELLComments Off on Nigel Lawson, Economic Force Under Thatcher, Dies at 91

As chancellor of the Exchequer, he helped lift Britain with tax cuts and other Conservative measures — the “Lawson Boom” — but harder times followed, and he resigned in bitterness.

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U.K. Rail Strike May Scuttle Post-Holiday Plans to Return to Work

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on U.K. Rail Strike May Scuttle Post-Holiday Plans to Return to Work

Public sympathy for striking nurses and other health workers is particularly strong, posing a challenge for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has promised to confront trade unions.

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As Strikes Expand, Britain Faces a New ‘Winter of Discontent’

December 14, 2022December 15, 2022MARK LANDLERComments Off on As Strikes Expand, Britain Faces a New ‘Winter of Discontent’

In the 1970s, Margaret Thatcher accused the Labour government of losing control. Now, the same charge is being leveled by Labour against the Conservatives.

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Britain’s Gamble on Tax Cuts has Economists Warning of Past Mistakes

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022Jim TankersleyComments Off on Britain’s Gamble on Tax Cuts has Economists Warning of Past Mistakes

Liz Truss, Britain’s new prime minister, defended her plan in the face of stiff criticism from the International Monetary Fund and others.

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Truss Takes a Bold Economic Gamble. Will It Sink Her Government?

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022MARK LANDLERComments Off on Truss Takes a Bold Economic Gamble. Will It Sink Her Government?

Three weeks into her term, Prime Minister Liz Truss’s financial plans have thrown the markets and Britain’s currency into chaos and put her future in peril.

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Queen Elizabeth, and the Power and Limitations of Inspiring Women

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022AMANDA TAUBComments Off on Queen Elizabeth, and the Power and Limitations of Inspiring Women

Changing minds can be powerful, but history shows that changing societies takes more.

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