On democracy, Sir Lewis Namier and the struggles of the super-rich
By BAGEHOT I SPENT MUCH of this week in the House of Commons press gallery not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Theresa May laying out the case for her deal on Tuesday, her voice s
On political paralysis, British intellectuals and the wisdom of Victorians
By BAGEHOT THE AUGURIES for next week’s Brexit votes are not good, to put it mildly. The European Reform Group of hardline Eurosceptic MPs is divided into two camps: those who ar
On protesting “nuns”, a Labour “defection” and a story about “Andre Previn”
By BAGEHOT THE FIRST time I encountered protesters dressed as nuns was when I lived in the Bay Area of San Francisco in 1984-5. Sister Mary Boom Boom and her fellow Sisters of Perp
Central bankers pledge to ‘stay the course’ on high interest rates
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Anglo-US group completes test flight of propeller aircraft powered by hydrogen
Energy coverage from Saudi Arabia to Texas Journalists in 50+ countries follow the constant flow of money made and lost in oil & gas whiletracking emerging trends and opportun
UK train companies offer RMT union higher pay in drive to end strikes
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Space funding plunges 58% from record year as investors shun risk
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KKR real estate fund curbs redemptions in echo of Blackstone move
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What Great Sponsors Do Differently
Sponsorship initiatives are increasingly popular today, but few sponsors are given any guidance about how best to work with the people they’ve been asked to work with, and as a r
Research: The Unintended Consequences of Right-to-Repair Laws
Right-to-repair legislation is designed to break manufacturers’ monopoly on the repair market, thereby allowing consumers to hold on to their old products longer, so they do n