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Brexit explodes the ambiguity that underpins Northern Ireland - Charlemagne
CROSSING the border between Northern Ireland and his home in the south always left the young Gabriel D’Arcy sweating. But that is because he was in... (2017)
When Gas Masks Were an Inescapable Part of Everyday Life
“It may be a little irksome at first, but you’ll soon get used to it.” "The vast majority of people watching this newsreel in Britain at the tim... (2017)
Explaining Britain’s vote to leave the EU - Britain and the European Union
Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union. By Harold Clarke, Matthew Goodwin and Paul Whiteley.Cambridge University Press; 256 pages; ... (2017)
The parable of Gibraltar and Britain - Bagehot
DAWN’S rays crest the palm and date fronds. Lights on the African coast pulsate gently through the February haze. In the shadows falling from the s... (2017)
Why did Brexit happen? The polycrisis theory of Brexit
An unfashionable view of why the divorce happened | Britain (2025)
Free speech debate. Britain’s police are restricting speech in worrying ways
Muddled laws give them wide discretion | Britain (2025)
Over tourism: The Dark Hedges are dying
“Game of Thrones” made them famous, to their cost | Britain (2023)
Britain doubles down on the life-sciences industry
The government vows to clear hurdles so the sector can flourish. Will it be enough? Official efforts to boost the life sciences sector are welcome,... (2023)
The sports business: Which sport is the best business?
American sports leagues (NBA, NFL, NHL) are more competitive, lucrative and monopolistic than European ones like the English Premier League| Busine... (2023)
Scottish politics; Scotland has been on a ten-year holiday from reality
Populism can unravel quickly. But its effects are long-lasting. The collapse of this Scottish National Party holds lessons for populists everywhere... (2023)
Labour’s green industrial policy will not cure Britain’s economic ills | The Economist
Trying to fight climate change and raise growth risks doing neither well | Britain (2023)
U.K. Blocks Microsoft’s Activision Bid - The New York Times
The decision barring the takeover of a big video game publisher is a major victory for proponents of regulating tech giants, which have faced obsta... (2023)
How to invigorate Britain’s second-tier cities - Free the North | The Economist
Britain’s Economy: One superstar city does not a successful economy make | Leaders (2022)
The Competition for High-Skill Immigrants Intensifies - Marginal REVOLUTION
The UK has created a new visa for High Potential Individuals. Under the HPI visa any graduate from a top university as defined by “in the top 50 of... (2022)
Radical Research. Healthy Curiosity | The Economist
How to make the country’s new innovation agency work | Leaders Some lessons on inventing the future in Britain (2022)
Karl Popper on democracy - From the archives: the open society and its enemies revisited
In 1988 The Economist invited the philosopher Karl Popper to write an article on democracy. It appeared in the issue of April 23rd that year and ma... (2021)
Music and language - Grime and UK drill are exporting multicultural London English | Britain | The Economist
It has helped English rappers create a distinctive sound (2021)
London's 7 best running routes
With dozens of green spaces and waterways, including the River Thames, London offers excellent opportunities for running. Here are our favorite rou... (2021)
Financial services - What Brexit will do to the City of London | Britain
The damage will be noticeable but not disastrous (2020)
6 Stops on the Hunt for the Holy Grail
Tracing history’s most elusive holy relic will lead you to these real places. While the Holy Grail is generally thought of as mythology, some b... (2017)
U.K. Has a Bold New Plan for High-Speed Rail
Faster north-south train service around London could decrease reliance on cars and planes. But northerners say their more dire transportation needs... (2020)
A united Ireland - Irish unification is becoming likelier | Leaders | The Economist
Time to start thinking about what it might mean (2020)
London Police Are Taking Surveillance to a Whole New Level - The New York Times (2020)
The city, stepping into a debate over privacy, says it will use real-time facial recognition technology “to tackle serious crime.” (2020)
To help England’s north, link it up | Leaders | The Economist (2019)
Public spending on transport in the north is barely half what it is in the south-east. That must change (2019)
Refugees make great entrepreneurs and workers - If only they are allowed to - The Economist
“...Both Ms Khoury and Mr Rahimeh benefited from sales and marketing training by the Enterpreneurial Refugee Network (TERN), a charity. Charlie Fra... (2019)
Changing the guard at HSBC - Asia bound - 2018 - The Economist
YOU spend 38 years at a mighty global bank, the last seven as chief executive. As boss you clean up a stinking mess, the legacy of ill-conceived ac... (2019)
Most mental-health problems are untreated. Trained laypeople can help - The Economist
IN ANY GIVEN year one person in six is afflicted by a mental illness. Most cases involve mild-to-moderate depression or anxiety. Some sufferers rec... (2019)
The case for another vote on Brexit is gaining strength - The Economist (Nov 2018)
A YEAR AGO the case for a second vote on EU membership looked like the definition of a lost cause. At the general election in 2017 both major part... (2018)
JPMorgan Leads $283 Billion Brexit Shift to Frankfurt
JPMorgan Leads $283 Billion Brexit Shift to Frankfurt By Steven Arons November 9, 2018, 10:28 AM EST “The major U.S. investment banks are plan... (2018)
A $240-Billion-a-Day Market Is Leaving London Ahead of Brexit - Bloomberg
By Will Hadfield November 6, 2018 Europe’s biggest repo trading venue is moving to Amsterdam. BrokerTec is the first company to relocate an ent... (2018)
How London became the dirty money capital of the world | FT Film
Russian oligarchs and companies have been investing in London for two decades, encouraged by British politicians of all stripes, but critics say th... (2024)
International finance: Why oligarchs choose London for their dirty money
Britain is one of the best places in the world to launder dirty money. Our new film tells you why—and asks whether that's likely to change.00:00 - ... (2023)
Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution? (Short Animated Documentary)
Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution? (Short Animated Documentary) (2023)
Why rivers shouldn't look like this | It's Complicated
The quintessential image of a river you might recognise from post cards and paintings – nice and straight with a tidy riverbank – is not actually h... (2023)
Suez Crisis 1956 (All Parts)
In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud... (2023)
How was England formed?
How was England formed?The existence of England is one that is often taken for granted and looked at far too scarcely. This may be due to the overs... (2023)
Napoleon's Great Blunder: Spain and Portugal 1808
In 1808, Napoleon's rivalry with Britain led to an ill-fated intervention in Portugal and Spain, that sparked a nationalist revolt against the Fren... (2023)
Belfast - Kenneth Branagh on "The Troubles" | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Belfast" writer, director and producer Kenneth Branagh shares his account of how tribalism led to ... (2022)
How Has Brexit Been Going?
It's been more than five years since the UK voted to leave the EU, are they regretting their decision? This video was made possible by our Patreon ... (2022)
Scottish independence: could Britain break up? | The Economist
The union between the nations of the United Kingdom is looking increasingly fragile, thanks to Brexit. If Scotland were to break away from Britain ... (2021)
Why lockdowns are the wrong policy - Swedish expert Prof. Johan Giesecke
That was one of the more extraordinary interviews we have done here at UnHerd. Professor Johan Giesecke, one of the world’s most senior epidemiolog... (2020)
Brexit III: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequences. Connect with Last Week... (2019)
Making It | What It Costs To Live in London - Vice News
VICE News Published on Sep 13, 2017 London consistently nabs a top spot on lists ranking the world’s most expensive cities. Along with rent, ho... (2018)
Fatal Flight audiobook: Opening credits (1/14)
engineerguy Published on Jul 31, 2017 Download this audiobook, view the figures in the print version, or read the appendices. Fatal Flight: The ... (2018)
Britain's Giant Airship: R.101
engineerguy Published on Feb 6, 2018 You can learn more about Bill's book Fatal Flight, The True Story of Britain's Last Great Airship -- includi... (2018)
Where did English come from? - Claire Bowern | TED-Ed
When we talk about ‘English’, we often think of it as a single language... (2018)
Brexit proves that breaking up is hard to do (Nov 2018) -- PBS NewsHour
Theresa May's cabinet has approved a deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union on terms for Brexit. But the process of gathering conse... (2018)
The Battle to Control the Murdoch Media Empire - The New York Times
Rupert Murdoch’s media outlets have helped destabilize democracy on three continents. The power struggle among his children has world-changing cons... (2019)
How is warfare changing? - The Economist
ANNE MCELVOY, our senior editor, spoke to members of the British and German armies to discuss how they are preparing for urban warfare. She visited... (2018)
Florence Nightingale: Data Viz Pioneer - 99% Invisible | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from 99% Invisible on Spotify. Victorian nurse Florence Nightingale (played in this episode by her distant cous... (2021)
Right to Roam - Walking across Private Land || 99% Invisible
When 99% Invisible producer Katie Mingle’s father Jim Mingle retired, he began walking —a lot. He’d always been a walker, but with more time, he to... (2018)
This Land Is Our Land: How We Lost the Right to Roam and How to Take It Back by Ken Ilgunas
This Land Is Our Land has 47 ratings and 11 reviews. Letitia said: A thoughtful and informative argument for the idea that Americans should have th... (2018)