- The British Automotive Industry Today
The British vehicle manufacturing industry leads Europe with over forty companies producing cars, trucks, vans and buses, with additional international companies manufacturing the necessary components for those vehicles. The Automotive Industry represents 13% of Britain's total exports, and it provides over 180,000 jobs and contributes approximately 10.2 Billion Pounds to the UK economy....
- Hockney Paintings – Famous British Contemporary Art
David Hockney is a famous British artist of the modern era with a contemporary style that is fresh and charming, and has gained him critical success on both sides of the pond, as well as all over the rest of the world. In this article we will cover a small selection of some of his best paintings, and we hope to persuade even more people of his incredible talents....
- Hourglass-Figure of British Women Disappearing
The once curvaceous, hourglass-figure of British women are becoming a thing of the past, this according to the latest survey conducted by the University College London and the London College of Fashion. The survey results showed that British women nowadays tend to have apple-like figure as compared to hourglass-figure of British women in the 1950s....
- Bentley For Sale – The History Behind the Automobile
The British have an atypical view of the automobile. In fact, you can almost call it a national admiration for automobiles, especially vintage cars. With their attitude towards autos, it's not hard to appreciate the esteem for which the British hold for the Bentley Motor Car Company. Although Bentley has had a number of trials and troubles in its nearly 90 year history, British fans remain...
- Get Your Hands on a Piece of History With the Jaguar Collection
There is something distinctly British about the motoring firm Jaguar even though the company is now owned by the Tata motors ltd company in India they have attempted to keep the essence of what is a British motor car, the only problem with that is that the essence of what is a British motor car is always necessarily good. The motor trade in the UK has been dwindling for some time, what...
- How Did Land Rover Do in 2009?
Land Rover is a British marque that is known around the world for its rugged, all-terrain vehicles. The car manufacturer was started in 1948 as a division of the Rover Group, and has been owned over the last few decades by British Leyland, British Aerospace, BMW, and Ford in addition to the Rover Group. The brand is currently owned by the Tata Group of India, with production of vehicles...
- The British Mini and Leasing
Effortlessly cool and forever in vogue, the Mini has become a British icon of durability combined with ultra fashion. Synonymous with the 1960s, the small vehicle......
- Nancy Franklin: The Hour, a review.
In the old days, before cable, Americans had to rely on PBS for high-end British programming, but all that changed in 1998, with the establishment of BBC America, which opened a window on the full landscape of British TV. That’s how the story should go, anyway, but . . . (Subscription required.)...
- The Best of the British – British Cars to Be Seen In
When you think of the world's greatest car brands there are quite a few manufacturers that spring to mind. Amongst which you could imagine the Italian Ferrari and the German BMW but whilst a lot of these may originate from foreign countries there are still a lot of great UK car brands that are extremely popular and have been for many years....
- Claudia Roth Pierpont: Freya Stark’s travels in Arabia.
Although the British had ordered their wives and daughters out of Baghdad, there were nineteen women among the crowds who found shelter in the British Embassy, in late April, 1941, soon after the Iraqi government went over to the Germans. A pro-Nazi coup had occurred a few weeks earlier . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Car Importation and Registration in France
When moving to France, you will probably feel the need to bring your car with you, whether it is for a few weeks or for a permanent move. Since there has not been any synchronisation between European car registration systems, one should not believe that is fine to drive around France with a British car and a British registration plate....
- Nancy Franklin: The return of “Upstairs Downstairs.”
It’s been a heady few months for fans of the British aristocracy, or, at least, for fans of the version of the aristocracy that is created for British television, packed in a steamer trunk, shipped to America, and met at the docks by PBS, the somewhat faded aristocrat . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Viz Magazine – Where Humour Meets Wit
Viz magazine is a renowned British comic magazine which has been in existence since 1979. Viz mocks the formal British comics of the post-war period, primarily the Beano and the Dandy but with a bizarre language, black comedy surreal humour and either sexual or violent storyline....
- Lauren Collins: Bill Bratton, David Cameron, and British gangs.
Encountering the former New York City police commissioner Bill Bratton in a British newspaper is like running into your teacher at the movies. He’s not supposed to be there. Yet lately Bratton is everywhere in Britain, where he is enjoying a second act as the heat-packing, aviators . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Lauren Collins: The failure of British multiculturalism and the rise of the Islamophobic right.
In February, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, delivered a speech on Islamist extremism to the delegates of the forty-seventh Munich Security Conference. After speaking on foreign policy, he shifted to domestic matters. “We will not defeat terrorism simply by the action we take outside our borders,” . . . (Subscription required.)...
- New Models Boost British Car Industry – Part 1
From Bentley to Mini and electric cars to supercars, 2010 is proving a bumper year for new model launches in the British car industry. After the credit crunch inflicted temporary closures and cutbacks to the major UK car plants, a range of ground-breaking new models are breathing fresh life back into the sector....
- New Models Boost British Car Industry – Part 2
From Bentley to Mini and electric cars to supercars, 2010 is proving a bumper year for new model launches in the British car industry. After the credit crunch inflicted temporary closures and cutbacks to the major UK car plants, a range of ground-breaking new models are breathing fresh life back into the sector....
- A British SUV For the World – The Land Rover Discovery 1
Between 1989 and 1998, the Land Rover Discovery 1 was the British Rover Group's answer to the emerging and later heated SUV competition that has become a phenomenon of sorts in the automobile history as the 20th century ended. Starting with the Jeep Cherokee introduced in 1984, the market for all-terrain 4X4 utility vehicles never saw any let-up....
- History of Porsche – World’s Leading Racing Car Manufacturing Company
Initially, the Porsche automotive company used to offer consultation as well as development services for motor vehicles. The first Porsche vehicle was designed in 1939 as marketed as the Porsche 64 model. During Second World War, the company had also designed several military vehicles as well as heavy tanks. Post World War, the company was occupied by the British Government and things changed...
- Books: “The Devil and Mr. Casement.”
In 1910, the British government asked Roger Casement, a consular official, to investigate reports that a British-registered rubber-trading company was exploiting Barbadian workers in the Amazon. Intrepid and resourceful, Casement gathered testimonies about the armed extortion and debt bondage that supported the rubber trade. Back in London, he . . ....
- Top Down Fun – Jaguar XKR Convertible
Jaguar offers sleek styling along with its iconic British design. The XKR convertible improves upon that creation by offering luxurious top down driving fun. Ever since Tata Motors purchased Jaguar and Land Rover from the Ford Motor Company in 2008, diehard Jaguar enthusiasts have worried that the Indian automaker might fail to fund the stately British brands in pursuit of other projects....
- LOL at British Situation Comedies
Britcom is a coinage made up to depict situation comedy made in the United Kingdom. This term is just used outside of UK since within the British flag, they are unsurprisingly just identified as sitcoms or situation comedies. Akin to sitcoms made in other nations, they are likely about workplace, family or other organizations in which a group of opposing characters gather every episode....
- Used Dodge – Improving With Age?
There are three car brands of American origin which have begun to make serious waves in the British car industry over the past couple of years. The brands of which I speak are Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep. The British driving public seem to be neatly split in the middle regarding their opinion of these cars, which is probably both testament to the rather testy relationship the two countries...
- Pop Music – The Beat Begins in Britain
Two new sounds happened in a big way practically simultaneously in Britain in 1956 - skiffle and rock. British folk music, which had been transported to America centuries earlier, returned as "interval" music, scraped and squawked by skiffle groups in breaks at traditional jazz concerts. At the same time, the American rock beat invaded London's Soho cellars....
- 541S Jensen British Classic Car
There are many classic automobiles that have gone down in history. Car enthusiasts hold certain makes and models of car especially high. There are certain models that everyone has heard of even though they are not into cars. Yet, there are also those that get missed somewhere along the way. The 541S Jensen is a British classic car. It is not nearly as popular as many others but it has just...
- 5 Simple Steps to Organize Your Music – How to Find Space For Your New Beatles Remastered Box Set
Can't wait to get your hands on the Beatles Remastered Box Set? You've got to be excited about all the great tracks that are coming your way - and don't forget the mini-documentaries! Problem is, where you gonna put 'em?...
- Jaguar’s Stunning X-Type Replacement Breaks Cover
The revival clearly continues apace at historic British car marque Jaguar. Far from resting on their laurels following the recent launch of the new XJ, Jaguar has given the go-ahead to production of a stunning new BMW 3-series rival. In an exclusive report, British car magazine Auto Express reveals this week that bosses at Jaguar's new parent company, Tata, have confirmed that an X-Type...
- Explore the Beauty of the 541S Jensen British Classic Car
There are some classic cars that make collectors go gaga. There are others that are highly underrated even when the reputation is not deserved. The 541S Jensen is one such overlooked gem. This unusual British model offered topnotch safety features, decent engine features and luxurious appointments, but it was overlooked by buyers when it first rolled off the line and continues to be passed...
