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August 10, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Britain’s Hot New Import From America: The Climate Culture Wars
As the public sours on the ruling Tories, Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is making a last-ditch attempt to vilify the Labour Party as “anti-motorist.”
June 9, 2023
Tori Otten
Good Riddance, Boris Johnson
The U.K. politician known for Brexit, general racism, and brazenly flouting Covid-19 rules is finally stepping down.
August 17, 2022
Kate Aronoff
Big Energy Bill? Don’t Pay!
Skyrocketing gas and electric bills in the UK have inspired plans for a million-person payment boycott later this year. Will it work?
February 10, 2022
Kate Aronoff
Fossil Fuel Companies Have the Nerve to Claim That Taxing Them Will Hurt the Climate
The Labour Party has proposed a one-year tax hike to help low-income customers handle rising energy prices. Shell and BP oppose it.
March 17, 2021
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Cousinhood That Still Rules Britain
Why do the Tories keep winning?
December 17, 2019
MagazinePatrick Iber
The World The Economist Made
How a 170-year-old magazine has struggled to uphold liberal capitalism
November 12, 2019
MagazineGeoffrey Wheatcroft
How Europe Stumped Britain’s Conservatives
New books on Margaret Thatcher’s and David Cameron’s governments betray a fatal lack of self-reflection.
October 31, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Westminster is in disarray as a sex scandal threatens to undermine the Conservative Party.
June 21, 2017
Sam Fossum
Queen Elizabeth doesn’t seem too keen to meet Donald Trump.
June 9, 2017
Clio Chang
After Theresa May’s self-own and UKIP’s humiliation, is the global right in retreat?
June 9, 2017
Alex Shephard
Theresa May’s decision to call a snap election may be the biggest political screw-up ever.
April 18, 2017
Alex Shephard
By calling a snap election, Theresa May is underscoring Jeremy Corbyn’s weakness.
March 29, 2017
Alex Shephard
It’s amazing that Britain is going to spend the next two years doing this crap.
September 12, 2016
Sarah Jones
David Cameron’s political career is officially over.
July 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Boris Johnson keeps failing upwards.
July 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
David Cameron spent his last day as prime minister doing what he does best: roasting Jeremy Corbyn and lying about his cat.
July 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
The biggest upheaval in British politics this week has to do with a cat named Larry.

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