Apology

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Caroline Argyropulo-Palmer | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Politics
Caroline Argyropulo-Palmer

Sometimes sorry seems to be the hardest word - at least, it was for one Prime Minister this week as David Cameron refused to apologise to for the Amritsar Massacre.

Mea Culpa Mechanics - Notes on What Makes Some Apologies Work and Others Fall Flat

Mark Fletcher-Brown | Posted 21.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Mark Fletcher-Brown

Sometimes people say sorry when they don't mean it. And surprise, surprise, people don't believe a word. So what makes an apology real? Here are some tests...

Hillsborough: The Real Lesson Is... We Never Learn

Jane Fae | Posted 17.11.2012 | UK Politics
Jane Fae

As the British legal and political establishment indulges in one of its perennial bouts of breast-beating and public self-flagellation - this time ove...

WATCH: Teen Queue-Jumper Forced To Apologise

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.08.2012 | UK Comedy

Now, don't get us wrong: we loathe and detest queue-jumpers, particularly at airports where everyone's super-frazzled anyway. But we couldn't help ...

Tory MP Aidan Burley Apologises After Attending Nazi-Themed Stag Party

Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 10.02.2012 | UK Politics

A Conservative MP has apologised after he was caught taking part in a Nazi themed stag-do that involved Hitler salutes and don SS officer uniforms. ...

Lynx Hits Back At Banned Adverts With Cheeky 'Apology'

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 25.01.2012 | UK

Deodorant brand Lynx has posted a mischievous response to complaints from the advertising watchdog about its latest campaign. The adverts, which f...

Never Say Sorry, Brashness Coach Tells Apologetic Brits

Felicity Morse | Posted 12.11.2011 | UK

Bashful Brits apologise up to eight times a day and often for other people’s mistakes, a survey has revealed. That’s nearly 3,000 apologies a year...

How to Say the Hardest Word in the English Language

Mark Fletcher-Brown | Posted 16.09.2011 | UK
Mark Fletcher-Brown

Apologies are back in the news. After Mr. Murdoch's very public "sorry" at the weekend, the game has been upped. All of our expectations will have been raised: where we have been let down, we will expect no less. But saying sorry isn't easy. Bernie Taupin wasn't kidding.