TAG: U.K. election 2024
How a group of elderly Swiss women could take the UK out of the European Court
LONDON — In politics, timing is everything. And the European Court of Human Rights’ shock ruling on climate targets this week could hardly have been more explosive for a British political landscape already gripped by election fever. In a landmark ruling T...
6 months ago
The UK’s Brexit dream is dead
LONDON — British voters head to the polls Thursday for their first general election outside the European Union. But in so many ways, the Brexit dream has already died.All the key Vote Leave characters have left the stage. Five years after winning a landsl...
2 months ago
BoE set for knife-edge decision on first rate cut
The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to cut its key interest rate for the first time since 2020 on Thursday, bringing long-awaited relief to businesses, homeowners and, not least, a newly elected government. However, the decision is on a knife-edge: Most...
2 months ago