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Can UK’s ‘smash the gangs’ strategy defuse a toxic immigration debate?

UK Harvey Morris - August 6, 2025.

The UK government has pledged a £100 million funding boost to finance a crackdown on criminal gangs responsible for smuggling would-be migrants across the Channel...

British PM to spell out his ‘path to peace’ as Gaza crisis grows

UK Harvey Morris - July 30, 2025.

Mounting outrage at the plight of starving civilians in Gaza is forcing the UK, along with its European partners, to seize a more active role...

A year after anti-immigrant riots Britain is worried it could happen again


UK TA | AP Insight - July 29, 2025.

It has been a year since the murder of three girls in Southport and the riots in dozens of British towns and cities fuelled by...

How London became a love-hate symbol in UK’s culture wars

UK Harvey Morris - July 23, 2025.

The latest 2025 annual survey by a leading international consultancy rated London as the world's top city for the tenth year in a row. The British...

The UK could get itself unstuck

UK Jim O'Neill - July 22, 2025.

A recent edition of the Economist has an amusing if somewhat desultory lead article about the current state of the United Kingdom, describing it as...

From Failing on the Brexit Promise to Socialist Stagnation

UK Daniel Lacalle - July 21, 2025.

Many people blame Brexit for the UK's problems. However, the stagnation of the British economy and its challenges are the same as those faced by...

New EU and UK sanctions against Russia


EU TA | AP Insight - July 18, 2025.

The new package of EU sanctions will hit the Russian energy and banking sectors, while the UK has imposed sanctions on Russian intelligence units. For...

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