The Website for People Who Love Britain - Anglophiles
Happy New Year! Snow is on the ground again in London. It's not like much of the rest of the country: my parents are actually snowed in, up North. There's no infrastructural breakdown here, apart from the predictable tube delays. But cold, it certainly is. Ideal weather for settling down with a … [Read more...]
[picappgallerysingle id="7454080"] This is quite an interesting development - with a mandated general election looming, several former cabinet ministers are calling for a fresh referendum on Gordon Brown's leadership to ensure the Labour party is really quite sure they want him around to fight … [Read more...]
I will make a rare foray into American politics to highlight something that has suddenly involved Britain. As most people in America are aware, we're fighting to reform our health care system, which is a mess. I won't get into the politics of it here as this is not a place for it (if you want my … [Read more...]
I haven't really posted anything about the ongoing Parliamentary Expenses Scandal in Britain. While I have a great interest in British Politics and have been watching the story with great interest as it has played out - I generally avoid talking about British Politics on Anglotopia. One reason … [Read more...]
President Obama's visit to the UK seems to be going decently. The riots turned out to be rather tame (by British Standard - look up Poll Tax Riots) and the G20 meetings seemed to go well. Though, I'll try to keep out of the politics of the day. Gordon Brown and The Queen showed Obama how to properly … [Read more...]
I've vented my frustration over the last few weeks over Gordon Brown's treatment at the hands of the Obama administration. And now there's salt to rub into the wound. So, we gave Gordon a DVD set of classic Hollywood movies. Well, it turns out he sat down to watch one the other day and guess … [Read more...]
And I'm inclined to agree with him. Many of you may recall my rant last week about the grave mistreatment of Gordon Brown at the hands of the Obama administration (read it here). Well, now Car God Jeremy Clarkson has chimed in with his two pence. Not only does he view it as an insult, he think … [Read more...]
It simply slipped my mind to post this. There were big events for Anglophiles this week and I didn't think to post the video of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown addressing the US Congress. This is only the fifth time a sitting British Prime Minister has addressed a join session of Congress. See … [Read more...]
I was unsure what to write about this week since there seem to be so many things going on, and none of them related to one another. Last week started with many in the construction and manufacturing trades going on strike, my father-in-law was on strike from his construction job and my … [Read more...]
Twitter is fast becoming a fun tool that has many uses. It allows people to explore their interests in fascinating new ways. Over the past few months, I've been following Tweets releated to the UK and London. I've discovered some pretty cool British and London Twitters, so I thought I'd share them … [Read more...]
If you're interested in keeping tabs on the British Prime Minister and what he's up to, you can now follow him on Twitter. 10 Downing Street on Twitter features updates of the Prime Minister's movements and meetings. It's pretty fun to follow. Check it out. Downing Street on Twitter … [Read more...]
I just found out about this today, the State Opening of the British Parliament is tomorrow, December 3rd. It always seems to sneak up on me! What's the State Opening of Parliament? I'll let the Parliament's website explain it: The State Opening usually takes place in November or December on the … [Read more...]
Churchill in his Art Studio at Chartwell Many people don't know that in between saving Britain from invasion from the Nazi's and keeping the Cuban Cigar Industry afloat, Winston Churchill was an avid painter, and a pretty good one at that. You can see some of his paintings in the very place her … [Read more...]
With the iconic Tony Blair standing down at the end of this month, the world loses a great leader. He changed the nature of the Premiership and Britain's place in the the world. So, now is a good time to discuss the role of the Prime Minister in government. What's the history of the position? Where … [Read more...]
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
Latest from our London Blog
Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
British Pound Exchange Rate