Who Was Our Man Boris Johnson?

This week, British Conservative Party politician and Brexit cheerleader Boris Johnson saw his chances of becoming the UK prime minister torpedoed when his ally Michael Gove announced he would also run for the seat. Boris quickly ducked out of the campaign, possibly ending his political career forever. But what a…
Boris Johnson Fakes Everyone Out, Announces He Will Not Run for Prime Minister
After giving a speech in which he touted his accomplishments as mayor of London, responded to criticisms of the “Leave” vote, and outlined the problems facing the next British prime minister, Boris Johnson announced that he would not be running for the position.
A Very Short Guide to a Very Bad Idea: "Brexit"
Today is the day—the day for the “Brexit” vote that you’ve been hearing so much about, against your will. What do you, the only very vaguely interested American, need to know?
This Argument in British Parliament Is Just Extremely Good Shit
Here we have Labour MP Dennis Skinner addressing British prime minister David Cameron with a pithy schoolyard nickname related to Panama Papers revelations as their colleagues howl around them in a mixture of delight and disgust. It crescendoes in Skinner delivering a thunderous applause line and then being tossed out…
Murderer Still on Prison Roof, Now Dancing to Thong Song as Adoring Crowd Cheers

Convicted murderer turned prisoners’ rights protester Stuart Horner is nearing the end of his third day on the roof of Manchester, England’s Strangeways prison, and a throng of supporters has turned the standoff into a party. Police made some tentative attempts to remove Horner from the roof Tuesday, but he’s thus far…
There Is Currently a Convicted Murderer Living on the Roof of a Manchester Prison

A convicted murderer climbed up an 18-foot-fence and onto the roof of Strangeways prison in Manchester, England, Sunday afternoon, and remains on the roof more than 24 hours later, apparently protesting conditions in the jail.
British Music Festival Locks DJ in Cage After Mistaking Him For Rogue Fan
Evian Christ is a British producer and DJ who is perhaps most well-known for co-producing a song on Kanye West’s Yeezus. Today, he played a set at Leeds Festival in England, which is roughly equivalent to something like Lollapalooza. It probably would have been a great all-around day for Evian Christ had festival…
UK Bans Tyler, the Creator For Several Years Over Old Lyrics
America has more or less made peace with Tyler, the Creator, the leader of the (now disbanded) shock-rap crew Odd Future. After a period of inciting controversy with violent lyrics and aggressive teenaged snottiness, Tyler has settled into life as a touring artist with a reliable fanbase. The United Kingdom, though,…
Disgraceful European Barbarians Practice Archaic Hiring Discrimination
A government commission in the UK has found that that nation’s top businesses use “unacknowledged ‘poshness tests’” when hiring, rather than hiring candidates from all social classes equally. Savages.
"Blood Everywhere" After 4 Teens Injured in Violent Roller Coaster Crash
Four teenagers were airlifted to hospitals Tuesday afternoon after two cars on one of England’s best-known roller coasters collided, stranding passengers 25 feet off the ground.
Supposedly Gay Celebrity Bull Is Now at Least Bi-curious
An Irish bull whose homosexuality was the subject of international news coverage last year has recently shown interest in the opposite sex, the BBC reports.
Hypothermia Race Looks Fun
This past weekend was the running of the annual Tough Guy race in the English countryside, which touts itself as the "toughest race in the world." It looks pleasant.
"Sexual Deviant" Found Reeking of Sweaty, Sweaty Horse Sex
Alan Barnfield is on trial in Sheffield, South Yorkshire after allegedly having sex with a Shetland pony. Police apparently found him "sweating profusely and smelling strongly of horses" in a dark wooded area near a paddock.
Fox News Apologizes for Impressively Dumb and Wrong Islam Facts
Did you know there are "actually Muslim religious police" in London and some English cities are "totally Muslim" "no-go-zones" where "where non-Muslims just simply don't go in"? Neither did England until last Sunday, when resident Fox News "terrorism expert" Steve Emerson dropped these ignorance bombs on live…
Report: Underage Girl Was Paid $15,000 to Have Sex with Prince Andrew
The Daily Mail has interviewed one of the litigants in a Florida lawsuit against the prosecutors of investment banker and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who she says provided her to Prince Andrew, Duke of York, as a sex slave. The woman, Virginia Roberts, 30, was underage at the time.
