Britain

Circuit fudge

Why rail electrification is so slow in Britain

Scotland is an honourable exception

Divide and rue

Suella Braverman uses a pro-Palestinian march to sow discord

The right to protest is fundamental—as is an independent police force

Do not pass go

Lawmaking in Britain is becoming worse

Hasty drafting, less scrutiny, more errors

Something will turn up

When should Rishi Sunak call the next British election?

The economic signs suggest the prime minister has no good options

Introducing the VHS

How the rapid growth of virtual wards is helping the NHS

One way to increase capacity in hospitals as winter approaches

Wasted time

The blight of Britain’s prisons

Overcrowded and understaffed, they are at crisis point

I swear, your honour. A lot

The covid-19 inquiry exposes chaos in Boris Johnson’s government

Wrong people, wrong place, wrong time

Classroom war

Do Labour’s plans for Britain’s private schools make sense?

A proposal to charge VAT on fees arouses passion on all sides

Sex and horses

The genius of Jilly Cooper, queen of British bonkbusters

The magic and the meaning of an 86-year-old social pornographer

Still knotty

Is the Windsor framework in Northern Ireland working?

The new rules soften the Irish Sea border, but do not make it disappear