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Britain’s boom in public inquiries into past disasters
Judges are still trusted to rake over political failures
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Britain has many levers for controlling migration. Which ones should it pull?
Not the one marked “reduce the government wage bill”
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Winston Churchill’s urinal shows Britain’s hang-up with heritage
A planned Labour reform goes down the drain
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Britain’s oil and gas industry faces an uncertain future
Small operators in the North Sea are struggling with a tax squeeze
Obituary
Joss Naylor never let any mountain defeat him
The sheep-farmer and champion fell-runner died on June 28th, aged 88
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Britain’s justice system has responded forcefully to the riots
But the perception of a “two-tier” approach does not bear scrutiny
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Britain’s government is mapping underground cable and pipes
They are at risk from accidental strikes, and malign attacks
The Economist explains
What is “two-tier” policing?
The conspiratorial belief has spread online, fuelling disorder in Britain
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Plankton are much more interesting than you might think
The world’s longest-running marine survey is based in Devon
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How should Britain handle £200bn in quantitative-easing losses?
An accounting fiddle could give Rachel Reeves more room to avoid tax rises
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How to respond to the riots in Britain
Punish the thugs. Stand up for immigration. And improve local services
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Are Britain’s rioters representative of views on immigration?
Young men chuck bricks, but the old have the sharpest views
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How hotels became targets for British rioters
A muddled policy becomes a lightning rod for anger