In March, he UK welcomed a little slice of Nashville as the O2 Arena opened its doors to the inaugural Country to Country (C2C) music festival.
Comment
Obama’s speech and the legacy of liberty
Sworn in for a second term, Obama promises to revive the principles of liberty and happiness that America was founded on.
Comment
EU exit not necessarily an Atlanticist move
Caitlin Gray asks where David Cameron’s interests are: with his party or with the country.
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The Queen’s cabinet visit: not a constitutional worry
The visit “shows, in a way, she no longer matters, because no harm’s done.”
Music
Albums of 2012: Red – Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s fourth studio album, Red, shifted 1.2m copies in the US in its first week, and landed Swift her first number one album in the UK.