The EconomistEurope As political risk fades, British government debt is back in vogueverified_publisher The Economist Foreign enthusiasm for gilts is not only down to a resurgent pound. A swift vaccine roll-out points to a faster recovery from the covid-19 pandemic …
The EconomistUK News The British government is turning children’s prisons into schoolsverified_publisher The Economist A government report in 2016 noted that half of 15- to 17-year-olds in jail have reading skills no better than an average 11-year-old. It recommended …
The EconomistUK Politics Liberal Democrats hope for a revival in England’s commuter beltverified_publisher The Economist “WE’RE THE cockroaches of British politics,” says Sarah Green, the Liberal Democrat candidate in Chesham and Amersham, as she sips an iced oat-milk …
The EconomistEnergy Historic Bath’s struggle to be both green and pleasantverified_publisher The Economist AT CLEVELAND BRIDGE, which spans the River Avon in Bath, a tailback of traffic is building up. The Georgian structure, bookended by stone lodges with …
The EconomistBrexit A new version of Essex man is born in the northverified_publisher The Economist VIZ, AN IDIOSYNCRATIC combination of adult comic and satirical magazine, has been compulsory reading in all civilised households since Chris Donald …
The EconomistFarming Why farms are moving into solar energy, campsites and natural burialsverified_publisher The Economist “I’M A FIFTH-GENERATION farmer, although I don’t do much farming now,” admits Tim Bowles. Instead, he runs Campwell, a trendy campsite on the family …
The EconomistBusiness (UK) Low-paid Britons are at the heart of the post-pandemic recoveryverified_publisher The Economist PETERBOROUGH, A MID-SIZED city 100 miles north of London, is at the forefront of Britain’s recovery. It has a lot going for it: a pretty town centre …
The EconomistNorthern Ireland How Sinn Fein, the political successors to the IRA, became so richverified_publisher The Economist IN 1995 PHIL GRAMM, a Republican senator for Texas, boasted he had “the most reliable friend you can have in American politics, and that is ready …
The EconomistMuseums Boris Johnson’s government wants more patriotic cultural institutionsverified_publisher The Economist DAYS BEFORE he retired at the end of 2015, Neil MacGregor addressed colleagues and friends at the British Museum. As they raised their glasses, he …
The EconomistUK Economy Rishi Sunak is worried about rising interest rates. He should relaxverified_publisher The Economist PANDEMICS ARE an expensive business for governments. In the past year the British state’s borrowing came to more than 14% of GDP, the highest figure …
The EconomistEngland London is starting to build more council homesverified_publisher The Economist TO THE UNTRAINED eye, the small football pitch and bumpy grass mounds between two post-war council flat blocks in Bells Garden estate do not look …
