Britain

Explore our coverage of Britain’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video


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Rishi Sunak’s strategic genius

The Rwanda policy is bad. But the Conservatives are the real problem

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How a Rwandan gambit consumed the Conservative Party

The story of how a party can transmogrify from liberalism to authoritarianism

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Britain’s Parliament should have killed Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill

A bad law to deliver a bad policy is too high a price for Tory unity 

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Britain needs more houses. Does the industry want to build them?

Developers are wary of adding supply to a falling market

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The British Conservatives’ crisis over Rwanda is a rerun of Brexit

The Tory party has turned a niche policy into an existential matter. Sound familiar?

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Britain’s marathon rail strikes may be nearing an end 

But don’t expect more reliable services soon 

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Inside the Spectocracy 

A good way to run a magazine is a bad way to run a country

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Britain’s mental-health crisis is a tale of unintended consequences

Rising awareness appears to be hurting the people with the most serious conditions

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How to stop over-medicalising mental health

What the world could learn from Britain’s flawed approach

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Boris Johnson: star turn at Britain’s covid inquiry

Tears and testiness, but no new information

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How Britain plans to cut immigration

New measures will make it harder for companies to hire workers

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Britain is failing citizens who are unlawfully detained overseas

Other countries manage to take a more robust diplomatic approach

1843 magazine | Britain’s scariest libel firm can pursue anyone, anywhere

The government is trying to rein in firms like Carter-Ruck. It isn’t easy

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Why Britain’s homes will need different types of heat pump 

A tower block, a terraced street and a village require different solutions 

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How to restore Britons’ confidence in the police

Foot patrols and better vetting are the answer

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