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Can boozing football fans help kick off a British pub revival?

UK Harvey Morris - June 19, 2024.

The kick-off of Euro 24 is allowing the British a respite from a tedious general election campaign to indulge their twin obsessions with football and...

Britain’s enduring nostalgia for its ‘finest hour’

UK Harvey Morris - June 12, 2024.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has learned to his cost the perils of failing to make due obeisance to a World War II heritage that continues...

Can the Czech Sphinx put his stamp on troubled Royal Mail?

UK Harvey Morris - June 5, 2024.

When was the last time you posted a letter? Apart from the annual chore of dispatching Christmas and New Year’s greetings to far-flung friends and family,...

Faced with future perils the British need to Keep Calm and Carry On

UK Harvey Morris - May 29, 2024.

One of the final initiatives of the outgoing UK government was to urge the public to stockpile food and other essentials for a possible major...

Lukewarm UK voters look to a Labour victory as the least bad option

UK Harvey Morris - May 22, 2024.

With Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yet to fire the starting gun on a UK general election, campaigning is effectively already under way for what is...

Britain’s struggling farmers lament that it never rains but it pours

UK Harvey Morris - May 15, 2024.

A season of record rainfall has added to the woes of British farmers already facing a crisis of rising production costs, low returns and inadequate...

Two cheers for London’s gilded Square Mile as politicians target economic growth

UK Harvey Morris - May 8, 2024.

The City of London has defied the more dire predictions of the impact of the UK’s departure from the European Union by maintaining its status...

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