Britain

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


Christmas Specials

How premodern energy shaped Britain

And the lessons for life after

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Why meal-replacement drinks are shaking up the British lunch

They are being rebranded as aspirational as well as efficient

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The eternal Bossman 

Britain’s corner shops will never die 

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How to get money from Ebenezer Scrooge

Get him to leave a gift in his will

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Britain’s Labour government is keen on deporting illegal migrants

But its efforts will run into roadblocks

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Britain prepares for its third defence review in four years

Does it want to remain a serious power on land or sea?

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Britain’s aid budget is less generous than it looks

The world’s poorest are paying the price for Britain’s dysfunctional asylum system

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Britain’s House of Lords purges itself

The toffs are being culled

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Britain’s government has only half a plan to improve infrastructure 

It is taking on NIMBYs, but has not focused on projects that will boost the economy

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British politics enters the “death zone”

Every party in British politics is in danger, whether they think it or not

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The battles of Greg Jackson, Britain’s clean-energy disrupter

The boss of Octopus Energy wants to change the way the world uses electricity 

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A search for roots is behind a surge in Scottish tourism

Americans are especially keen on their Caledonian ancestry

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And the prize for the oddest book title goes to…

The literary world’s least-coveted award is announced

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