By BAGEHOT NOBODY CAN accuse Theresa May of an unwillingness to repeat herself. The woman who said, again and again, that “Brexit means Brexit” is […]
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Boris Johnson takes centre stage—from the sidelines
Oct 2nd 2018 By BAGEHOT TODAY’S Conservative Party conference is all about one person: Boris Johnson. Mr Johnson booked the largest room in the conference […]
Of blue suits and smelly trainers
Oct 2nd 2018 THE most visible difference between the Conservative Party Conference and the Labour Party Conference is age-adjusted dress sense. The Conservative Party Conference […]
The Tory Party is split down the middle
By BAGEHOT THE first thing that you notice in Birmingham is that the Conservative Party is hopelessly split on Brexit. The government is united (for […]
What Birmingham means to today’s Conservatives
By BAGEHOT BIRMINGHAM was an obvious place for the Tories to hold their conference. The mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, is a Conservative. […]
Exploring Intel’s H370, B360, and H310 chipsets
Editor’s Note: This is a legacy article, originally published on April 3, 2018. While pricing and availability details may be outdated, the test results and […]
In Central Europe, militarised societies are on the march
Russia recently held one of the largest “war games” since the Cold War, on its Western borders. The drill exercised combat scenarios recently used in […]
Taxes on sugary beverages are not enough on their own to halt march of obesity in Asia
Facing declining markets in Western countries, multinational food companies are targeting Africa, Asia, and Latin America as new consumers of packaged foods, in a move […]
Syrian refugees in Turkey: time to dispel some myths
Six years after the war in Syria started, Turkey hosts the largest number of refugees, who try to carve out their own opportunities for education, […]
The Labour Party is in jubilant mood as it meets for its annual conference
By Bagehot ABOUT half-way through “Jaws”, Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster, Sheriff Brody (Roy Schneider) finally catches sight of the giant shark that has been wreaking […]