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National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 7 June 2017 Like their Australian counterparts, British frontrunners often lose support during election campaigns
Correspondents David Hayes 5 June 2017 A dizzying election campaign, split this time by terror attacks, might be part of a new political normal Correspondents David Hayes 30 May 2017 The favourite trashes her brand, the underdog relishes his. Our correspondent is perplexed Correspondents David Hayes 24 May 2017 The horrific massacre in England’s second city creates a wider sense of threat Correspondents David Hayes 22 May 2017 British Conservatives have history, nation, ability, luck and opponents on their side
Correspondents David Hayes 19 April 2017 Brexit’s titanic tests have forced the prime minister’s hand
Correspondents David Hayes 30 March 2017 A Conservative chancellor turned newspaper editor may influence politics, and Brexit, in unexpected ways Essays & Reportage Peter Whiteford 10 March 2017 Surveys show how persistent – and persistently wrong – beliefs about welfare spending can be Correspondents David Hayes 3 March 2017 A Scottish island with links to Australia is a microcosm of the modern world National Affairs Jane Millar & Peter Whiteford 27 February 2017 The Centrelink overpayments controversy highlights shortcomings in social security reforms in Australia and Britain
National Affairs Rob Hoffman 10 February 2017 The prospects aren’t good for Cory Bernardi and the parties of the disaffected Australian right
Correspondents David Hayes 26 December 2016 Letter from London | Britain’s divisions over Europe fester in a political swamp. But there is a way out Books & Arts David Hayes 2 December 2016 Cinema | The veteran director’s tender dive into the indignity of Britain’s welfare system tries too hard to avoid complication International Tim Colebatch 1 December 2016 In their different ways, the trajectories of François Fillon and Theresa May highlight the challenges facing Europe Correspondents David Hayes 10 November 2016 America’s rage revolution echoes Britain’s referendum uprising. But does it bring the old allies closer?
Books & Arts Andrew Ford 7 November 2016 England’s most famous composer is less English than he might seem
Correspondents David Hayes 1 October 2016 The long walk to equality in Britain is embroiled in cyberbullying and a party’s civil war Correspondents David Hayes 16 August 2016 Britain is paralysed by its decision to leave the European Union, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 29 July 2016 The anatomist of Britain and ally of South African freedom, born ninety years ago, was a pioneer in journalism, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 14 July 2016 The post-Brexit rise of Theresa May is fleeting balm for a troubled country, says David Hayes
International Gabrielle Appleby 13 July 2016 Britain’s highest legal officer was under enormous pressure to give the legal okay for the war in Iraq, writes Gabrielle Appleby. Australia can learn from the fallout
National Affairs Judith Betts 8 July 2016 Deft media management took the sting out of Australia’s first inquiry into the decision to go to war in Iraq, writes Judy Betts Correspondents David Hayes 5 July 2016 Britain’s media finds in Australia’s drama some relief from the country’s own, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 1 July 2016 British Labour’s MPs are mutinous, its leader defiant, its members divided. What now, asks David Hayes Books & Arts Jane Goodall 27 June 2016 Television | Who are these people, and how different are they?
Correspondents David Hayes 27 June 2016 Europe, outsiders, parties, experts, London, the United Kingdom itself – all were rejected in Britain’s referendum, says David Hayes
National Affairs Saul Eslake 26 June 2016 The greatest immediate danger is contagion in the financial markets, writes Saul Eslake. Longer term, there are legitimate grievances to be dealt with International John Quiggin 26 June 2016 Without a coherent alternative to finance-driven economic policies, the tribalism represented by the Brexit vote will triumph, argues John Quiggin Correspondents David Hayes 24 June 2016 Britain’s vote to leave the European Union propels an old country into a new world, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 20 June 2016 An MP’s murder sheds a harsh light on a polarised country, says David Hayes