UK Inflation

While Andy Burnham managed to rouse Britons during his run for leadership, he has begun to underplay cost-of-living pressures.

Their return to the U.K. follows six years of Netflix deals, jam making and controversy for the royal couple.

The UK’s new prime minister has made a deft choice in the face of a fiscal challenge. Will John Healey's reputation for fiscal caution help contain bond-market anxiety over the government's big promises?

The revolving door at 10 Downing Street reflects popular discontent in the UK. While the country’s new PM is given to leftist rhetoric, his best shot at success may be to embrace Labour’s centrist ‘third way’ policies.

Western media coverage of the developing world used to focus on catastrophe, but the script seems to have flipped now. Yet, despite hair-raising reports of recent goings-on in the UK, a visit can be a reminder of the folly of going only by the news.

The UK may have deluded itself over trade with faraway partners after it left the EU, but India should be more clear-eyed. New Delhi must deepen trade with neighbours in South Asia. Given China's looming presence, it’s a matter of security too.

Barring the wholly unexpected, Andy Burnham will soon become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade. He must reckon with this twin decline of Britain’s fabric and its politics.

The British government seems torn as it tries to balance disparate views on it. However, it cannot muddle along for too long. At some point or another, its ‘special’ ties with the US will probably intervene, forcing it to attain clarity.

Supermarkets have had their margins squeezed by policy already. Easing such burdens will make it easier for them to stay profitable if price caps are placed on high-volume items. If not, other products would have to defray losses on controlled items.