Britain

Bagehot
Scrooge’s wisdom in modern Britain

Dickens is not just for Christmas, but for life

Trade
Will Brexit cause disruption in Britain’s ports?

Imports are unlikely to be affected, but exports may well be

Brexit negotiations
Britain and the EU edge closer to a trade deal

Lying behind the most contentious issues in the Brexit trade talks is a lack of trust

Fade to grey
What a grand chemistry experiment reveals about Brexit

The impact will be felt not with a bang, but with a whimper

New school rules
Black Lives Matter in Britain’s top public schools

Pupils and teachers drive changes, though some parents need convincing

Injection of confidence
Britain gets an assertive new tech regulator just in time for Brexit

The Digital Markets Unit will write bespoke rules for big companies

Carrion call
The booming business of tearing apart oil rigs

As North Sea oil dries up, the Shetlands turn to new work

Roads must fall
Britain’s bureaucrats prepare to tear down statues

A series of reports will have far more impact than last summer’s protests

Out of sight
Learning-disabled Britons are the pandemic’s forgotten victims

A lowly position in the vaccine queue is their latest trial