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Geographical happenstance became a matter of national identity in imperial times and is now a handy rhetorical device for Brexit enthusiasts.
The pound is up about 30% against the US dollar since autumn 2022.
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Does this mean everyone has cheered up about Brexit?
Michael Gove claimed in 2016 that ‘people in this country have had enough of experts’.
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Our research highlights three key reasons for declining trust in experts, and how to regain their authority in future.
Dharavi slum in India. Billions of people live in terrible conditions in the world’s cities.
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Cities are where solutions are found – but also where perils are amplified when we fail to act.
‘I don’t drink coffee, I take tea’ – the quintessential Englishman in, well, D.C.
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The UK leader’s visit to the US comes amid trouble at home, with low ratings for his Conservative Party. But don’t expect much joy for Sunak on trade or Northern Ireland.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump gives thumbs up as he watches during the first round of the LIV Golf Tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va.
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It will take a lot of strategic ingenuity to fight the rise of populism. And it will get harder to do so as politicians rig the game with rules designed to reduce voting.
‘Take back control.’
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After Brexit, the UK has had fewer migrants from the EU, but they have been far outstripped by people coming from elsewhere.
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Net migration numbers tell us little about the effectiveness of migration policy.
The Booker Prizes.
Judges called it a profound novel that asks the contemporary question: what happens to us when our memories disappear?
The stage of the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
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2023 sees the UK host the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine. But what role does the stage itself have to play in the musical spectacle?
Bright ideas for British business.
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A long-term view on building up British business is key to showing the UK is ‘open for business’.
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Opnion polls taken before and after the 2016 referendum suggest a Brexit dividend but that could change if the UK makes more of a success of its departure.
Climbing inflation.
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The deeper causes of inflation will make it very difficult to bring price rises down to more manageable levels.
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While there are some benefits to the free trade agreement, the UK would be better off striking a deal with its neighbours.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announce their new trade agreement.
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A newly approved trade deal could be an opportunity to return Northern Ireland’s political attention to pressing issues of health care, housing, energy costs and inflation.
The prime minister on a previous visit to Belfast to promote Northern Irish industry. Harland & Wolff shipyard, December 16 2022.
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The Windsor framework will still cause Northern Ireland’s GDP but less than that expected under the protocol.
Hand-coloured etching of a king and his turnip (1819).
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Thérèse Coffey’s recent suggestion that Brits eat turnips instead of tomatoes during food shortages was mocked – but the turnip hasn’t always been so unpopular, as a food historian explains.
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The Windsor framework aims to give Stormont more say over how EU law applies in Northern Ireland.
Police investigate at the scene of the shooting in the Killyclogher area of Omagh.
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Political instability is a powerful tactic when a Brexit deal is on the horizon.
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Food shortages have revealed weaknesses in UK supply chains.