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Britain to major tech companies: You do business here, you pay taxes here
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Molly Wood
Nov 2, 2018
What a "digital services" tax means for Facebook and Google.
Striving to avoid a no-deal Brexit
Aug 31, 2018
As Britain and the European Union negotiate on a Brexit deal, fears abound.
New NHS rule requiring patients to prove residency has implications for undocumented immigrants
May 21, 2018
The U.K.’s National Health Service provides free, universal healthcare to U.K. residents. In the past, the NHS would provide treatment without knowing patients’ residency status, but new rules put in place in October mean that clinics now must ask for identity documents up front to determine whether patients must pay for care. The most recent U.K. Department […]
U.S. business ponder effects of Brexit breakthrough deal
Dec 8, 2017
Today, after weeks of often bitter wrangling, the Brits struck a last-minute, breakthrough deal on Brexit with their European Union partners. They agreed to some of the key terms of their departure from the EU. The United Kingdom will likely be told next week that it can now move on to talk about a future […]
Cornwall's fishermen face up to post-Brexit realities
Nov 16, 2017
People working out of Britain's largest fishing port wonder what lies ahead.
Britain's farmers have second thoughts on Brexit
Aug 22, 2017
They face U.S. competition and the loss of EU subsidies.
The party that could drive a 'radical centrist movement' in Britain
Jun 6, 2017
The Liberal Democrats are going nowhere in the upcoming U.K. election. Here is why The Economist is endorsing them.
For public good, not for profit.
UK markets fluctuate days before election
Jun 2, 2017
On June 8, the U.K. goes to the polls, again. This “snap” election is set against the backdrop of last year’s referendum on Britain’s membership to the European Union. Following the “yes” vote on Brexit, then-Prime Minister, David Cameron stepped down. Now his successor Theresa May is hoping to shore up her position as the […]
Will re-election help British PM Theresa May with tricky EU negotiations?
May 4, 2017
Victory would help her dampen domestic criticism. But the 27 EU countries look set for a showdown.
Brexit triggers mixed emotions in London's financial center
Mar 29, 2017
Britain begins its long goodbye from the bloc today.