Even by the British prime minister’s lofty standards, his reversals this week on the two dominant issues facing his country were breathtaking.
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Boris Johnson, Covid, Brexit and the Art of Policy Improvisation
Even by the British prime minister’s lofty standards, his reversals this week on the two dominant issues facing his country were breathtaking.
Parents, Students and Teachers Give Britain a Failing Grade Over Exam Results
All-important “A-level” tests that determine college placement were canceled this year. In their place, officials designed a complex system of estimated grades that many say treats the disadvantaged unfairly.
As Britain Climbs Out of an Economic Pit, Tough Questions Loom
The government’s aid programs are winding down, and officials are so far resisting pressure to extend them. But what if the virus resurges?
Boris Johnson’s ‘Global Britain’: Inspired Vision or Wishful Thinking?
Post-Brexit Britain is going it alone at a time when globalization is in retreat. But a clash with China over Hong Kong has shown the limits of what it can do.
Labour’s New Leader Fires Official Over Charges of Anti-Semitism
Keir Starmer dismissed a hard-left member of the so-called shadow cabinet after she had shared an article that, without evidence, tied Israel to tactics used in George Floyd’s killing.
For Boris Johnson, a Rare Respite From Bad News
He caught a break this week, flustering his Labour opponent in Parliament and glorying in British researchers’ discovery of an effective treatment drug against Covid-19 symptoms.
They’re Calling It the ‘Conga Line Parliament’
Thanks to social distancing, the line to vote in the British Parliament snaked all over the ancient grounds, stretching over half a mile at its longest point.
Why Is Boris Johnson Defending Dominic Cummings?
The aide, Dominic Cummings, has the ideas and organizational skills that the British prime minister himself knows he lacks and badly needs.
For Boris Johnson, Parliament Is Becoming a House of Horrors
In a mostly empty chamber, the blustery prime minister is sorely missing the usual whoops and catcalls as he is picked apart by the lawyerly new opposition leader, Keir Starmer.