The Economist Britain

An air of disbelief greets plunging covid-19 cases

Development means flood plains are being covered by concrete

A strange era in British politics is coming to an end

Almost a quarter of children were absent

Verges may seem insubstantial, but they make up more than 1% of the country

From local timber merchant to multinational betting sites

He needs to do more to connect with voters

It has been a period of extraordinary turmoil

Economists seek to save a romantic species

The government is taken by surprise at the implications of its strategy

That may help explain the rise of the Greens

The politics will be tricky

Even more money isn’t hauling them in

But its appetite for growth is distinctly Victorian

That is changing the contours of the countryside—and of politics

A cut from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income is only one sign of that

But victims’ families say that reconciliation relies on a continued search for truth

Why did the country care so much about a game?

Millions of patients did not turn up during the pandemic. When will they finally do so? And how ill will they be?

While the government prepares for “Freedom Day”, some Britons favour lasting curbs