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Britain
Britain's fallen star
The news goes from bad to ghastly. How awful are Britain’s economic prospects?Feb 12th 2009
Breaking up is hard to do
A plan to dismantle old ships on Teesside continues to spark controversyFeb 12th 2009
Who goes where?
Goodbye to Northern Ireland’s official 11-plus, hello to a privatised muddleFeb 12th 2009
Apocalypse now, and for a long time
An embarrasingly bleak prognosis from the prime minister’s right-hand manFeb 12th 2009 Web only
- Bagehot
The bloodhound versus the pimpernel
Ken Clarke, Peter Mandelson and the weight of political historyFeb 12th 2009
Articles from previous editions
Discontents, wintry and otherwise
Worries about Britain’s open labour market are growingFeb 5th 2009
That curious relationship
Evidence of alleged torture is suppressed, after alleged American threatsFeb 5th 2009
Breaking the rule book
Britain’s central bank makes a foray into the unknownFeb 5th 2009
Caveat surfer
Consumers are sheltering online. But comparison sites are suffering tooFeb 5th 2009
Feeling the cold
North of the border too, workers down toolsFeb 5th 2009 Web only
Apologise, Gordon
Why and how the prime minister should say sorry for the recessionFeb 5th 2009
Losing their way?
The British army suffers from lack of soldiers, lack of money and lack of convictionJan 29th 2009
Budget show-stopper
The nationalist government begins to look vulnerableJan 29th 2009
Green on green
Environmentalists square up over an ambitious tidal power planJan 29th 2009
'Ello 'ello 'ello
Continuity prevails as the deputy takes charge of the Metropolitan PoliceJan 29th 2009
Appeal denied
Aiding the destitute is just too contentious, the broadcaster reckonsJan 29th 2009 Web only
Reykjavik-on-Thames
London’s other names, and what they say about Britain’s recent historyJan 29th 2009
- A special report on Britain
Britannia redux
The birthplace of globalisation in the 19th century is coping well with the latest round, writes Merril Stevenson. But can it keep it up?
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Articles from previous editions, continued...
Shorn bank shares, shaven poll ratings, shredded nerves
Plan B gets off to a bad startJan 22nd 2009
The beast is awake
The former chancellor lights up a cautious Tory reshuffleJan 22nd 2009
When just one BBC is not enough
The regulator wants a choice of quality viewing—but who should pay?Jan 22nd 2009
But does it work?
Britain simultaneously licenses alternative medicine and outlaws itJan 22nd 2009
An unaffordable luxury
The trajectory of British foreign policy during the recessionJan 22nd 2009
Gordon's Heathrow gamble
The prime minister’s insistence on a third runway will add to his political woesJan 15th 2009
Build it, and they will come
Universities are going all out to lure foreign studentsJan 15th 2009
Free-ish
Four years on, the Freedom of Information Act is popular but underfundedJan 15th 2009
Personnel matters
The Tories are on the prowl for big beasts of their ownJan 15th 2009
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