Must Leeds always lose?
Attendees heading to Leeds Dock for the “Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum” in May are in for a treat. Infrastr...
The Labour government’s choice of messengers reflects its caution
Tthe Labour government has had a spluttering start since it came into power seven months ago. Trying to explain its policies ...
Speeches in Britain’s Parliament are getting shorter—and worse
The problem is the Post-its. Many criticisms have been made of prime minister’s questions (pmqs). It has been called “boorish...
Britain’s oldest newspaper is a treasure trove of trivia
On August 6th 1776 the London Gazette did what it had done for over 110 years. It named freshly bankrupted merchants. It adve...
Many Britons are waiting 12 hours at A&E
A WISE DOCTOR once said that accident and emergency (A&E) departments were the “shop window” of the National Health Servi...
Is British justice too secretive?
On July 29th a 17-year-old boy, born in Cardiff, entered a dance studio where children were gathered for a Taylor Swift-theme...
The rise of the Net-Zero Dad
How do you know if someone is vegan? They will tell you, runs the old joke. How do you know if someone owns a heat pump? They...
Backing Heathrow expansion suggests Labour is serious about growth
Few THINGS symbolise Britain’s lackadaisical attitude towards economic growth better than the collection of fields, ditches a...
Backing Heathrow expansion suggests Labour is serious about boosting growth
Few THINGS symbolise Britain’s lackadaisical attitude towards economic growth better than the collection of fields, ditches a...
What the rise of bubble tea says about British high streets
Qun and richard ferreira opened a bubble-tea shop in Middlesbrough, in north-east England, in 2022. “To my knowledge, it was ...