Is a united Ireland now inevitable?
As Sinn Féin surges with voters, Irish reunification seems closer than ever. But the real debate over what the new…
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Identity in crisis, understanding England, and the joy of a cherry tree in spring
The question of what England is, and what part it can play in the events unfolding, remains as unresolved as…
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As a unified sense of British nationhood fades, we must ask: what is England?
As the UK fragments, we are experiencing a reawakening of English national consciousness.
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What does it mean to be British?
America has its Dream, France its Republic – but Britain suffers from a failure of imagination.
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Why do UK water companies pump sewage into the sea?
Brexit and ageing infrastructure are two reasons the UK has sewage floating around its shores.
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Did Covid-19 push public opinion in a more left-wing direction?
The landmark British Social Attitudes survey reveals a public more aware of inequality and sympathetic to welfare. But pollster John…
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The EU climate chief Frans Timmermans: “The planet is probably going to be OK. But we won’t”
The EU Commission vice-president on why the UK’s climate ambition needs to be matched by “very concrete policies”.
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The Conservatives’ net-zero strategy would doom the planet to climate chaos
Only public ownership and dramatic state investment can decarbonise the economy at the speed required.
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