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Why meal-replacement drinks are shaking up the British lunch

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/19/why-meal-replacement-drinks-are-shaking-up-the-british-lunch

Published: December 19, 2024 14:40

They are being rebranded as aspirational as well as efficient

The eternal Bossman

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/18/the-eternal-bossman

Published: December 18, 2024 17:59

Britain’s corner shops will never die

How to get money from Ebenezer Scrooge

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/18/how-to-get-money-from-ebenezer-scrooge

Published: December 18, 2024 12:45

Get him to leave a gift in his will

Blighty newsletter: The great status shuffle

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/17/blighty-newsletter-the-great-status-shuffle

Published: December 17, 2024 17:28

Britain’s government plans drastic changes to local democracy

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/17/britains-government-plans-drastic-changes-to-local-democracy

Published: December 17, 2024 16:19

The bigger, the better

Britain’s Labour government is keen on deporting illegal migrants

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/16/britains-labour-government-is-keen-on-deporting-illegal-migrants

Published: December 16, 2024 17:52

But its efforts will run into roadblocks

Britain prepares for its third defence review in four years

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/15/britain-prepares-for-its-third-defence-review-in-four-years

Published: December 15, 2024 15:29

Does it want to remain a serious power on land or sea?

Britain’s aid budget is less generous than it looks

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/12/britains-aid-budget-is-less-generous-than-it-looks

Published: December 12, 2024 13:39

The world’s poorest are paying the price for Britain’s dysfunctional asylum system

Britain’s House of Lords purges itself

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/12/britains-house-of-lords-purges-itself

Published: December 12, 2024 13:39

The toffs are being culled

Britain’s government has only half a plan for improving infrastructure

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/12/britains-government-has-only-half-a-plan-for-improving-infrastructure

Published: December 12, 2024 13:39

It is taking on NIMBYs, but has not focused on projects that will boost the economy

British politics enters the “death zone”

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/11/british-politics-enters-the-death-zone

Published: December 11, 2024 17:30

Every party in British politics is in danger, whether they think it or not

The battles of Greg Jackson, Britain’s clean-energy disruptor

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/10/the-battles-of-greg-jackson-britains-clean-energy-disruptor

Published: December 10, 2024 17:22

The boss of Octopus Energy wants to change the way the world uses electricity

Blighty newsletter: What British politicians really earn on the side

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/10/blighty-newsletter-what-british-politicians-really-earn-on-the-side

Published: December 10, 2024 16:31

A search for roots is behind a surge in Scottish tourism

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/09/a-search-for-roots-is-behind-a-surge-in-scottish-tourism

Published: December 9, 2024 19:52

Americans are especially keen on their Caledonian ancestry

And the prize for the oddest book title goes to…

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/06/and-the-prize-for-the-oddest-book-title-goes-to

Published: December 6, 2024 17:27

The literary world’s least-coveted award is announced