3. THE ECONOMIST
Fiscal medicine
Anti-covid-19 measures mask a shift in Britain’s budget strategy The chancellor’s measures are a shock-and-awe response to the virus
Fiscal policy
Britain’s budget and the bond markets If the government wants to increase borrowing in next week’s budget, that’s fine by the bond markets
Preppers
For some Britons, coronavirus means apocalypse soon Christmas has come for disaster hobbyists
Brexit negotiations
The gaps between the EU and Britain are wide—and time is short Seconds away, round two
Politicians and civil
servants Priti Patel’s bust-up at the Home Office A bullying row reveals a lot about Boris Johnson’s government
Hydrology
Re-engineering Britain’s rivers Why the wiggles are being put back into watercourses
Retail
A new role for Britain’s high streets Selling experiences instead of stuff
Bagehot
Rishi Sunak, man of the world The chancellor of the exchequer is a champion of globalization who has been brought to power by a wave of nationalism
Round two ccc
The EU and Britain start negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal The gap between the sides is wide—and time to reach agreement is short
It won’t fly
The expansion of Heathrow airport is scotched on climate grounds The Court of Appeal sends the government back to the drawing board
The politics of pop
The BBC is taking back control of Eurovision Britain tries to avoid another musical humiliation
The £18bn question
Britain’s great research bonanza The government has promised to double funding. How should it spend the dosh?
Agriculture
after Brexit British farmers fret about losing their protection and their subsidies Many could soon have reason to regret voting for Brexit
Beauty or safety?
Anti-terror barricades spread beyond big cities And the government wants still more
