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Britain
Books & Arts
English vices
Sara Dowse
19 October 2020
Pioneering Australian publisher Carmen Callil — who died this weeek — traces her family’s trajectory
Correspondents
Captain Abbott’s pick
David Hayes
2 October 2020
Britain’s man-gets-job frenzy was less about Tony Abbott than it seemed
Books & Arts
Imperial lives
Nicholas Thomas
6 August 2020
Books
| Three intersecting figures illuminate an age that is still with us
National Affairs
“I think you are playing the ‘Vice-Regal’ hand with skill and wisdom”
Mike Steketee
15 July 2020
The Queen’s private secretary walked a very fine line during the months leading up to the dismissal
National Affairs
Universities, a shared crisis, and two centre-right governments
Glyn Davis
13 July 2020
Britain and Australia have reacted very differently to the pandemic’s impact on higher education
Books & Arts
Before the dust settled
Jessica Urwin
4 June 2020
Television
| The ABC’s satirical take on the Maralinga tests captures the confusion and the wilful blindness
Books & Arts
Film as history
Brian McFarlane
29 May 2020
Books
| The big screen offers a unique perspective on the past
Correspondents
Covid-19’s awkward couple
David Hayes
26 May 2020
Britain’s book of government blunders has a new chapter
Correspondents
The Covid-19 kidnap
David Hayes
25 March 2020
The virus looks like being the catalyst of yet another British revolution
Essays & Reportage
Going down from Melbourne
Stuart Macintyre
5 March 2020
Extract
| Historian Ken Inglis finds his vocation, reveals a talent for journalism, and embarks for Oxford
Correspondents
Global Britain’s frayed edges
Nic Maclellan
7 February 2020
In the South Pacific, France is the likely beneficiary of Brexit
National Affairs
The Brexit blame game
Peter Brent
3 January 2020
Some supporters of Jeremy Corbyn think Brexit explains Labour’s defeat. But the evidence is scant
Correspondents
Echoes of revolutions past
David Hayes
31 December 2019
A dizzying 2019 ends in a Conservative upheaval with distinct traces of Tony Blair’s New Labour
Correspondents
The choice: Johnson in, Corbyn out, Brexit done
David Hayes
13 December 2019
Britain has voted for clarity, but the aftermath will be muddy
International
Why Labour lost
Peter Brent
13 December 2019
How important was Brexit to the British election result?
Correspondents
Britain’s elusive epic
David Hayes
11 December 2019
A fragmented election campaign nears its big reveal
National Affairs
People power
Peter Brent
4 December 2019
The tide of populism doesn’t always run the same way
Correspondents
A vote beyond the void
David Hayes
20 November 2019
Boris Johnson’s election may yet restore the pith to Britain’s democracy
International
The rise of megaphone bureaucracy?
Dennis Grube
26 September 2019
How civil servants are adapting to a hyper-partisan world
Correspondents
We, the establishment
David Hayes
25 September 2019
Britain’s Supreme Court overrules Queen, prime minister — and people
Correspondents
Moving fast and breaking things
Peter Browne
2 September 2019
How much damage will Boris Johnson and his circle inflict on Britain?
Correspondents
Brexitannia on edge
David Hayes
21 August 2019
Boris Johnson’s team, clutching European exit visa and election plan, flies towards the sun
Books & Arts
How Hollywood saw England
Brian McFarlane
1 August 2019
Books
| American filmmakers viewed England through the lens of contemporary history
Correspondents
A good day for democracy
David Hayes
24 July 2019
Boris Johnson the showman needs to become a statesman. Can he?
Books & Arts
The sulphurous intrigue of the past
Matthew Ricketson
12 July 2019
Books
| The shifting allegiances of The Troubles are brought alive in this year’s Orwell Prize winner
Correspondents
Britain’s trapped transition
David Hayes
28 June 2019
One thing is needed before Brexit: a coherent government
Essays & Reportage
Boris’s brain
James Murphy
1 June 2019
Australian tactician Lynton Crosby could win the prime ministership for Boris Johnson, but at what cost?
Correspondents
“Our house is burning”
David Hayes
24 May 2019
A young prophet of apocalypse invigorates Europe’s climate debate
Correspondents
If… A Brexit fable
David Hayes
2 April 2019
Suppose the Remainers had narrowly won the 2016 Brexit referendum. What happened next?
National Affairs
How Britain kicked coal
John Quiggin
2 April 2019
Once heavily reliant on coal-fired power, the British economy has taken the shift in its stride
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