Britain

Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
Art

Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?

We do not treat road signs as anything more than instructional, yet they deserve greater scrutiny and applause as exceptional pieces of design and draftsmanship 
Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 
John Bird

Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain
image of union jacks
Kieran Connell

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain

Revealed: Brits trust Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross more than Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer
Trust

Revealed: Brits trust Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross more than Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer

Wildfires are on the rise in Britain. So how do we protect ourselves?
Climate change

Wildfires are on the rise in Britain. So how do we protect ourselves?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
From an elected president to palaces: Here's what would actually happen if Britain became a republic
Royal family

From an elected president to palaces: Here's what would actually happen if Britain became a republic

E's, discos and studying sculpture: How Britain has changed since Pulp last released an album
A still from Pulp's Common People video
Pulp

E's, discos and studying sculpture: How Britain has changed since Pulp last released an album

Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
British history

Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart

Here's the glaring problem with the government's approach to economic growth
Will Snell

Here's the glaring problem with the government's approach to economic growth

Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?
Britain

Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why
Cost of living

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why

'In the moment it was great to be British': The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony
Steven Mackenzie

'In the moment it was great to be British': The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony

Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean
Eleanor Shearer

Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean

Vicky McClure: 'Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from'
TV

Vicky McClure: 'Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from'

Remembering when motorway service stations were a destination in themselves
Transport

Remembering when motorway service stations were a destination in themselves

Sea, a paddle and an ice cream on the prom: Celebrating the golden age of the great British seaside
British summer

Sea, a paddle and an ice cream on the prom: Celebrating the golden age of the great British seaside

7 ways to make the most of your summer now the 'greyest election of our lifetime' is over
Summer

7 ways to make the most of your summer now the 'greyest election of our lifetime' is over

Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children's author Atinuke
Books

Top 5 books on Black British history, chosen by children's author Atinuke

If Rishi Sunak is so keen on our national identity, why is this British icon up for sale?
Paul McNamee

If Rishi Sunak is so keen on our national identity, why is this British icon up for sale?

Americans are buying up Britain from right under our noses. Here's why
Angus Hanton

Americans are buying up Britain from right under our noses. Here's why

Life in the UK test: How many of us would pass the British citizenship test?
A hand holding a British passport
Steven MacKenzie

Life in the UK test: How many of us would pass the British citizenship test?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?
Pegasus cup
John Bird

Postwar Britain was a place of renewal, opportunity and optimism for working-class people. What happened?

Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers
Charles II in robes
British history

Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers

The Connor Brothers: 'It's time to put away the bunting and get a new flag'
Art

The Connor Brothers: 'It's time to put away the bunting and get a new flag'

Young muslims say racial prejudice against them is rising in Britain
News

Young muslims say racial prejudice against them is rising in Britain

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