Britain

Monumental propagandaEngels returns to Manchester

The erection of a Soviet-era statue testifies to socialism’s new popularity

Britain and the European UnionThe six flavours of Brexit

The EU offers many menus, from Norwegian to Turkish. But there is no à la carte option

Brexit means…Most Leavers want a hard Brexit. Voters at large want a soft one

Some 81% of Remainers and 24% of Leavers want to stay in the single market and keep free movement

De-cladding and re-claddingAfter Grenfell, councils scramble to fireproof their buildings

An absence of national guidelines has left local governments unsure how to respond

New fears, old menaceAcid attacks have a long history in Britain

What used to be a weapon of Victorian ladies has become popular among London’s gangs

Holiday cons“Puke for payout”, the scam making holiday firms sick

Some hotels have threatened to ban Britons over a new moneymaking scheme

BagehotBritish politics has become dangerously bad-tempered

And if you don’t agree you can get stuffed

Just about managingTheresa May celebrates one lonely year in Downing Street

With luck, she might even last as long as Gordon Brown

My goodnessWhy Brexit could mean a pricier pint of Guinness

A harder Irish border would cause delays, and add costs, to many agri-food products

The Uber dilemmaSelf-employed or employee? Britain wrestles with the gig economy

Many labour-market problems would be solved simply by enforcing existing law

Poles apartWhy central and eastern European children lag behind in British schools

Their status as new arrivals is only part of the explanation

Brexit and Northern IrelandHow a hard Irish border could return, courtesy of Brexit

Nobody wants a hard border, which might include passport and customs controls. Yet there is no sign of agreement over how to avoid one

BagehotNobody is really in charge of Britain

The prime minister’s power has drained away, leaving the country adrift

Have your fishcake and eat itA spat about seafood shows the compromises that Brexit will force

Legally complex, hard to enforce and probably bad for Britain: fishing is a case study of the negotiations

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