Britain
The Lib Dems
Could Britain’s Liberal Democrats matter again?
The party has high hopes for the next election
Bagehot
Blind optimism is the only bet for Britain’s Tories
How magical thinking conquered the Conservative Party
Biden’s Britain
Britain’s Labour Party takes lessons from Joe Biden
Under Sir Keir Starmer Labour, once again, is infatuated with the Democrats
Cultivated fat
Is lab-grown meat kosher?
How fat grown from stem cells could save the plant-based meat industry
No laughing matter
Britons take laughing gas merrily. Tories take it more seriously
Using the drug will soon be punishable by two years in jail
Up the junction?
Why Britain’s government would be wrong to cut HS2
The costs of upgrading the railways have risen, but it is still worth doing
Pollution in Northern Ireland
The largest freshwater lake in the British Isles has been poisoned
Cleaning up Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland will be a challenge
A shot in the arm
Britain explores softening its war on drugs
A new overdose prevention centre in Glasgow will save lives. It could also change drug policy
A year after the disastrous mini-budget
The legacy of Liz Truss
Is Britain still paying a moron risk premium?
Inflation and wages
What supermarkets reveal about Britain’s economy
It’s an exceptionally good time to work for a big grocer
Panicky policymaking
Rishi Sunak’s anti-green turn on Britain’s climate targets
It creates uncertainty, will deter investors and probably won’t win voters