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Britain
Correspondents
Between the idea and the reality
Michael Jacobs
14 October 2021
The British PM will need to shake off his party’s deepest beliefs to reform the British economy
National Affairs
An intersection society no more?
Carol Johnson
4 October 2021
Australia’s retreat to the Anglosphere has implications beyond defence and trade
Correspondents
Boris Johnson’s high-stakes gamble
Michael Jacobs
29 September 2021
Britain’s shape-shifting PM wanted to take the lead on climate, but he didn’t anticipate how hard that would be
National Affairs
Going nuclear
Nicholas Stuart
23 September 2021
The AUKUS alliance represents a dramatic step away from multilateral diplomacy. Or is it a first step towards an independent nuclear deterrent?
Correspondents
A party on the edge
Peter Kellner
24 May 2021
A strategy exists to revive UK Labour’s electoral fortunes, but would it work?
Books & Arts
Signing up for an invasion
Tom Hyland
16 April 2021
Books
| How did two very different leaders come to join George W. Bush’s “march of folly”?
From the archive
English vices
Sara Dowse
21 October 2020
Books
| A pioneering publisher traces her own family’s trajectory
Correspondents
Captain Abbott’s pick
David Hayes
2 October 2020
Britain’s man-gets-job frenzy was less about Tony Abbott than it seemed
Books & Arts
Imperial lives
Nicholas Thomas
6 August 2020
Books
| Three intersecting figures illuminate an age that is still with us
National Affairs
“I think you are playing the ‘Vice-Regal’ hand with skill and wisdom”
Mike Steketee
15 July 2020
The Queen’s private secretary walked a very fine line during the months leading up to the dismissal
National Affairs
Universities, a shared crisis, and two centre-right governments
Glyn Davis
13 July 2020
Britain and Australia have reacted very differently to the pandemic’s impact on higher education
Books & Arts
Before the dust settled
Jessica Urwin
4 June 2020
Television
| The ABC’s satirical take on the Maralinga tests captures the confusion and the wilful blindness
Books & Arts
Film as history
Brian McFarlane
29 May 2020
Books
| The big screen offers a unique perspective on the past
Correspondents
Covid-19’s awkward couple
David Hayes
26 May 2020
Britain’s book of government blunders has a new chapter
Correspondents
The Covid-19 kidnap
David Hayes
25 March 2020
The virus looks like being the catalyst of yet another British revolution
Essays & Reportage
Going down from Melbourne
Stuart Macintyre
5 March 2020
Extract
| Historian Ken Inglis finds his vocation, reveals a talent for journalism, and embarks for Oxford
Correspondents
Global Britain’s frayed edges
Nic Maclellan
7 February 2020
In the South Pacific, France is the likely beneficiary of Brexit
National Affairs
The Brexit blame game
Peter Brent
3 January 2020
Some supporters of Jeremy Corbyn think Brexit explains Labour’s defeat. But the evidence is scant
Correspondents
Echoes of revolutions past
David Hayes
31 December 2019
A dizzying 2019 ends in a Conservative upheaval with distinct traces of Tony Blair’s New Labour
Correspondents
The choice: Johnson in, Corbyn out, Brexit done
David Hayes
13 December 2019
Britain has voted for clarity, but the aftermath will be muddy
International
Why Labour lost
Peter Brent
13 December 2019
How important was Brexit to the British election result?
Correspondents
Britain’s elusive epic
David Hayes
11 December 2019
A fragmented election campaign nears its big reveal
National Affairs
People power
Peter Brent
4 December 2019
The tide of populism doesn’t always run the same way
Correspondents
A vote beyond the void
David Hayes
20 November 2019
Boris Johnson’s election may yet restore the pith to Britain’s democracy
International
The rise of megaphone bureaucracy?
Dennis Grube
26 September 2019
How civil servants are adapting to a hyper-partisan world
Correspondents
We, the establishment
David Hayes
25 September 2019
Britain’s Supreme Court overrules Queen, prime minister — and people
Correspondents
Moving fast and breaking things
Peter Browne
2 September 2019
How much damage will Boris Johnson and his circle inflict on Britain?
Correspondents
Brexitannia on edge
David Hayes
21 August 2019
Boris Johnson’s team, clutching European exit visa and election plan, flies towards the sun
Books & Arts
How Hollywood saw England
Brian McFarlane
1 August 2019
Books
| American filmmakers viewed England through the lens of contemporary history
Correspondents
A good day for democracy
David Hayes
24 July 2019
Boris Johnson the showman needs to become a statesman. Can he?
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