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The harmony between Labour and Britain’s trade unions
They agree on the labour market above all
The Economist explains
Who will lead Britain’s Conservative Party?
Here are the four candidates vying for the daunting job
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Britain’s submarines are at sea for too long—or not at all
No sunlight or fresh food for months
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What’s next for Britain and the EU?
Brexit’s economic toll is now clear. But the path forward is murky
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Britain’s ban on arms sales to Israel mixes politics and legalism
The government has outlined grounds for concern but not a coherent rationale
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Britain and the EU find it easier to talk about guns than butter
But closer ties in foreign and security policy are still not easy to forge
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The Labour government’s worrying lack of ambition in Europe
Sir Keir Starmer is trapped by the mindset of the post-Brexit years
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A tardy, scathing report on the Grenfell Tower fire in London
Blaming lots of people slows things down
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Why are Remainers so weak in post-Brexit Britain?
The European cause is hugely popular. Its proponents are strangely ineffective
The Economist reads
What to read about the British economy
Britain used to be the world’s richest country. These six books explain how it came to be, and why it is no longer
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Police use of facial recognition in Britain is spreading
The riots have given the technology a boost. Regulation is not keeping up
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English kids are back in school. What about the teachers?
The struggle to recruit and retain teaching staff
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Heathrow’s third runway asks questions of the airport and Labour
A decades-long saga is not over yet
