How to pay for the NHS
Britain's health service is underfunded. More money is part of the remedy--but only part
MOST people in Britain think that the National Health Service is on its knees. This view goes far to explain the Tories' unpopularity: the NHS is the part of the welfare state that Britons care most about. Its perceived deterioration is something they find hard to forgive. The trouble is, when it comes to improving the health service, voters may will the end but they do not will the means.
Discover more
Lessons from the failure of Northvolt
Governments blew billions on a battery champion. Time to welcome foreign investors instead
How to make a success of peace talks with Vladimir Putin
The key is robust security guarantees for Ukrainians
Javier Milei: “My contempt for the state is infinite”
Argentina’s president is idolised by the Trumpian right. They should get to know him better
Tariff threats will do harm, even if Donald Trump does not impose them
The risk of a trade war is uncomfortably high
Peace in Lebanon is just a start
Donald Trump must build on Joe Biden’s belated success
From Nixon to China, to Trump to Tehran
Iran is weak. For America’s next president that creates an opportunity