List of Britain articles
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posh-britain-decoder-sign-article British Elites Know Who Isn’t Quite Their Type
The term “posh” appeals to foreigners, but the British know there are teeth underneath the smile.
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Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex Harry and Meghan Are Leaving the Job but Keeping the Salary
Blame the British press and Buckingham Palace staff for the royal Brexit.
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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald sits alongside deputy leader Michelle O’Neill, North Belfast MP John Finucane and Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew. With Parliament Voting for Brexit, Is Irish Unification Inevitable?
Republican sentiment is rising over fears that Brexit will tank the economy, but Northern Ireland’s unionists won’t go quietly.
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Supporters listen as 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg speaks during a campaign event in Muscatine, Iowa, on Aug. 14, 2019. The Real Way to Win Iowa and Places Like It
There are plenty of innovative policies to revive rural areas—and trade wars aren’t among them.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, United Kingdom, on Dec. 13, 2019, following his Conservative Party's general election victory. Will Boris Get Brexit Done?
The British prime minister won an electoral triumph. But can he cut the Gordian Knot of leaving the EU?
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A storm hits Southern California The Global Economy 2020: A Positive Outlook Shadowed by China, Debt, and Trade Tensions
Experts expect growth to rebound, but many of their projections are built on shaky foundations.
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The Scottish Saltire and the flag of Catalonia are pictured as Scottish pro- independence supporters hold a rally in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sept. 19, 2015. How to Succeed at Seceding
As Scotland gears up for a second push for independence, Scottish nationalists should learn from Catalonia’s failures.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 20: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (L), former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (R) participate in the Democratic Presidential Debate at Tyler Perry Studios November 20, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls were chosen from the larger field of candidates to participate in the debate hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Can the Democrats Reinvent Themselves in Time to Win in 2020?
The Democratic Party is still fatally divided over outdated ideologies, proving the left hasn't yet learned the lessons of its 2016 defeat or the recent walloping of Britain's Labour Party.
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Members of the DUP watch on as Sinn Fein candidate John Finucane is declared the winner of the North Belfast seat over DUP candidate Nigel Dodds. After Brexit, What’s Left for Northern Ireland’s Unionists?
Faced with growing calls for a united Ireland, Britain’s most loyal subjects look to an uncertain future.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House. Our Top Weekend Reads
Trump impeached, Turkey’s refugee resettlement plan, and López Obrador’s poor record combating drug cartels.
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Labour Party members, including several current contenders for the party's leadership, applauded as Jeremy Corbyn delivered a speech on the final day of the Labour Party Conference in Brighton on Sept. 27, 2017. Britain’s Labour Party Needs a 21st-Century Tony Blair—Not Blairism
After a devastating loss, the British opposition needs a leader who offers credible economic policy promises rather than pipe dreams—and knows how to win.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson campaigns in England's northwest on Dec. 7. Boris Johnson Won’t Unite Britain—He’ll Keep Dividing It
The U.K.’s new prime minister is likely to double down on culture wars and nativist rhetoric to hold on to his new electorate.
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Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn rally outside Parliament on June 27, 2016 in London. Democrats: Don’t Screw Up Like Britain’s Labour Party Did
Radical leftism may provide a political high, but it won’t bring victory—and the withdrawal symptoms could last decades.
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Triumphant Boris Johnson Bucks Pressure to Draw Out Brexit
But by rushing to meet his December 2020 deadline, the British prime minister makes it that much harder to get a good deal.
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Jeremy Corbyn, left, with Les Silverstone, holds a copy of the Labour Party's Programme 1973, a radical social and political work drawn up by left-wing members of the Labour Party, in September 1975. Jeremy Corbyn’s Followers Are Stuck in the 1970s
After a devastating election loss, the U.K. Labour Party has maintained the delusion that it won the argument, while dismissing those who voted against it as morally inferior.