Outside the Beltway

Doug Saunders makes the counterintuitive claim that things are better for Britons than ever.

Philip Hammond addressed the Atlantic Council this morning in advance of a meeting with Leon Panetta.

Commonwealth leaders agreed to drop rules that give sons precedence as heir to the throne and bar anyone in line for the crown from marrying a Roman Catholic.

British courts are handing out swift and harsh sentences for people involved in last week’s riots, including four-year prison sentences for two 20-somethings for Facebook postings in support of the mayhem.

Depending on which papers you read, the British NHS is undergoing minor restructuring, secretly planning major cuts in basic services, or doing nothing of concern.