When Alex Yee claimed Olympic Games triathlon gold in spectacular fashion at Paris 2024, it was the culmination of a two-year project. The 26-year-old Londoner […]
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British triathlete SMASHES bike record and secures Nice qualification after overcoming injury setbacks
With multiple IRONMAN titles to her name, Ruth Astle is part of an incredible current crop of British women racing long distance triathlon, but has […]
F1 British GP qualifying
McLaren’s Lando Norris set the pace in practice on Friday ahead of his home race, with team-mate Oscar Piastri backing up his performance in second. […]
Blame the British public for the junior doctors’ strike
AT EIGHT this morning junior doctors in England began a 24-hour strike during which they are providing only emergency cover, equivalent to that provided on […]
Are British newspapers a menace to democracy?
By Bagehot BAGEHOT spent today in Singapore on the final leg of a trip watching the British foreign secretary at work in Asia. A future […]
The British government’s prosperity agenda hits the road
By Bagehot REPORTING from a summit some years ago, your correspondent found himself following the foreign minister of another country into a press conference. The […]
Why the debate over British shale gas extraction is for high stakes
By Bagehot THE BRITISH debate about shale gas extraction has made headlines today, following the publication of a government-commissioned study suggesting that the unconventional drilling […]
To the barricades, British defenders of open markets!
Jan 26th 2012 By Bagehot MY new column looks at today’s seemingly distinct debates about British capitalism, executive pay, welfare caps, the squeezed middle and […]
Why a Conservative-led British government is backing euro-zone integration
Oct 6th 2011 By Bagehot MY PRINT column this week looks at the unusual spectacle of British Conservative leaders urging euro-zone neighbours on to much […]
British Euroscepticism enjoys a cheap night out
Sep 29th 2011 By Bagehot WEDNESDAY is a late night at the Economist as articles enter the weekly editing process. Unusually though, last night my […]