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There are no guardrails now on the right of UK politics: where Restore Britain goes, others will follow | Owen Jones
In the UK – and across the west - incendiary language and white supremacist policies are entering the political mainstream What qualifies as too rightwing these days? It’s a question I’ve considered often in recent years. But it takes on even greater urgency when contemplating the rise of Resto...
Britain's Brain Drain, Measured in Mathematical Olympians
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Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi
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How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi
A case study in self-sabotage
It was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?
2-8A Rutland Gate had jewel-encrusted bathroom suites and gold wastepaper bins in its 45 rooms, but has lain empty for years. With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment of this palace tell us about the UK? When it last changed hands, in 2020, 2-8A Rutland Gate was ...
Can common sense replace Equality Act protections, as Kemi Badenoch suggests?
The Tory leader says the public sector duty to consider minorities encourages division – but legal experts say abolishing it will fuel discrimination For more than two decades, an important part of Britain’s equality laws ensured public institutions had to think about the impact their decisions c...
Paramount’s $110 Billion Warner Takeover Investigated by UK
Britain’s merger watchdog has opened a probe into Paramount Skydance Corp. ’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
Stonehenge's most mysterious stone traveled 700 kilometers across Britain
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that Stonehenge’s six-ton Altar Stone was deliberately transported hundreds of kilometers from Scotland by ancient people. The feat would have required extraordinary planning, teamwork, and determination, revealing a surprisingly sophisticated level of orga...