Britain’s economic reality threatens Burnham’s honeymoon with voters
The government has scaled back its council housing ambitions and faces growing pressure to raise taxes ahead of the autumn budget
The great drought devours the heart of Europe: Record-low harvests, historic restrictions and a stalled economy
Millions of Europeans face unprecedented limits on water access due to lack of rain. Low flows in major rivers are slowing trade, dragging down energy production and decimating staple crops such as maize, rice, wheat, and soy
Burnham inherits a relationship with the EU hampered by Brexit and friction with Trump
The new British prime minister wants to prioritize domestic policy over foreign affairs
The unfulfilled promises of Brexit: why the UK is worse off than before leaving the EU
Incomes have not risen, the welfare state has not improved, and bureaucracy has not decreased. Yet the same far right that cemented the Leave vote is stronger than ever before
Starmer, Labour and the United Kingdom: Hitting rock bottom and still digging
He broke his promise of stability, carried out constant strategy changes, and has been all talk and no action, unable to restore the economy’s former sheen
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