Briefing Sections Europe

Britain

Was the Barclay brothers' business empire built on a fraud?
The ancient deal that saved the Barclays :: The Economist investigates one of Britain's best-known business partnerships
Northern Ireland's new government puts on a show of unity
Warm words, tough choices :: But there is little sign of it taking hard decisions
The government wants investors to buy British
Home biased :: But protectionism is not the answer to years of underwhelming returns
England's historic buildings are causing headaches
Yellowing red tape :: Does the process for protecting architecture need an update?
British museums remember the 1984 miners' strike
Forty years on :: Their exhibits suggest the country is tired of division
How Britain's Tories came to resemble the trade unions
Bagehot :: The new enemy within
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