The excesses of Partygate have shown that the post-Brexit Tory party has lost touch with reality. In order to find its way, it will need a new leader. Our cover in the UK and Europe this week https://t.co/VqhXcQIrQi pic.twitter.com/CffnEaxKgI
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) January 20, 2022
Category Archives: Politics
Morning News: Russia-Ukraine, Covid Pandemic, Portugal Vote, Greece
We reflect on Antony Blinken’s address on the Russia-Ukraine tensions and ask whether the pandemic is nearing its endgame.
Plus: Portugal’s forthcoming election, Andrew Mueller on the week’s stranger stories and Greece’s attempts to bring the Parthenon marbles back to Athens.
Morning News: Global Inflation, Defectors In Myanmar, Cover Songs
Shoppers across the developed world face sharply rising prices, and leaders are reaching for all manner of remedies—but that’s what central banks are for.
Behind the story of Myanmar’s brutal military leadership is a slow stream of defectors; our correspondent meets the support network they rely on. And cover songs muddle the notion of who can call it their tune.
Analysis: Russia Builds An ‘Arctic Silk Road’ (Video)
Russia’s Arctic construction boom is seriously warming up.
Cover Previews: Time Magazine – January 31
Morning News: Ukraine-Russia, Indonesia Capital Move, Florence Fashion
We explore the latest escalation in the tensions between Russia and Ukraine as troops mass in Belarus. Plus: Indonesia names its new capital and we profile Roberta Metsola, the new president of the European parliament.
Cover Previews: Harper’s Magazine – February 2022
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – January 24
Analysis: The ‘Bossy State’, Boris Johnson’s ‘Party’ Issues, U.S.-China Politics
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, beware the bossy state, Britain’s party-animal prime minister (11:45) and, why America and China are one military accident away from disaster (18:00)
Sunday Morning: News And Stories From London
Monocle’s Emma Nelson and panellists Vincent McAviney and Stephen Dalziel cover the weekend’s most interesting discussion topics, live from London.
Boomers Daily 