British public finances

Tax and mend

Dec 9th 2009
From Economist.com

Taxes rise in Britain, as the government struggles to get public finances in order

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SINCE Alistair Darling took over as Britain's chancellor of the exchequer (financ

Climate change

What lies beneath

Dec 3rd 2009
From The Economist print edition

The planet’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide is under investigation

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AS THE world gathers in Copenhagen over the coming weeks to discuss how much carbon dio

North Korea's currency grab

No wonder

Dec 3rd 2009 | SEOUL
From The Economist print edition

A bonfire of savings

Illustration by David Simonds

AS IF North Korea’s people did not have enough reasons for gloom, on November 30th their sav

Why the Loan-Modification Program Isn't Working

The human brain

Right and left

Nov 26th 2009
From The Economist print edition

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The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. By Iain McGilchrist. Yale University Press; 608 pages; $38 and

Media

A world of hits

Nov 26th 2009
From The Economist print edition

Ever-increasing choice was supposed to mean the end of the blockbuster. It has had the opposite effect

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NOVEMBER 20th saw the return of an old phenomenon: the sold-out cin