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Britain
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
- Bagehot
Reykjavik-on-Thames
London’s other names, and what they say about Britain’s recent historyJan 29th 2009
Articles from previous editions
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
- 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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Backgrounders
Articles from previous editions, continued...
Combating the recession
The base rate falls to an all-time low in the battle against the downturnJan 8th 2009
Holding back the tide
The prime minister’s “jobs summit” is unlikely to achieve muchJan 8th 2009
Mrs Thatcher's monetarist guru
His economic advice proved politically costlyJan 8th 2009
Delaying the final bell
Extending compulsory education is no panacea for idle youthJan 8th 2009
Preparing for government?
The tantalising prospect of a hung parliament adds allure to the Lib DemsJan 8th 2009
Shopped out
Amid hectic shopping more famous names on the high street face ruinDec 30th 2008
A surprising conversion
The politics if not the economics are turning in favourDec 30th 2008
The unkindest cut
Knife crime is a problem. So is political meddling with numbersDec 30th 2008
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