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Books & Arts Andrew Ford 7 November 2016 England’s most famous composer is less English than he might seem
Correspondents David Hayes 1 October 2016 The long walk to equality in Britain is embroiled in cyberbullying and a party’s civil war Correspondents David Hayes 16 August 2016 Britain is paralysed by its decision to leave the European Union, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 29 July 2016 The anatomist of Britain and ally of South African freedom, born ninety years ago, was a pioneer in journalism, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 14 July 2016 The post-Brexit rise of Theresa May is fleeting balm for a troubled country, says David Hayes
International Gabrielle Appleby 13 July 2016 Britain’s highest legal officer was under enormous pressure to give the legal okay for the war in Iraq, writes Gabrielle Appleby. Australia can learn from the fallout
National Affairs Judy Betts 8 July 2016 Deft media management took the sting out of Australia’s first inquiry into the decision to go to war in Iraq, writes Judy Betts Correspondents David Hayes 5 July 2016 Britain’s media finds in Australia’s drama some relief from the country’s own, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 1 July 2016 British Labour’s MPs are mutinous, its leader defiant, its members divided. What now, asks David Hayes Books & Arts Jane Goodall 27 June 2016 Television | Who are these people, and how different are they?
Correspondents David Hayes 27 June 2016 Europe, outsiders, parties, experts, London, the United Kingdom itself – all were rejected in Britain’s referendum, says David Hayes
National Affairs Saul Eslake 26 June 2016 The greatest immediate danger is contagion in the financial markets, writes Saul Eslake. Longer term, there are legitimate grievances to be dealt with International John Quiggin 26 June 2016 Without a coherent alternative to finance-driven economic policies, the tribalism represented by the Brexit vote will triumph, argues John Quiggin Correspondents David Hayes 24 June 2016 Britain’s vote to leave the European Union propels an old country into a new world, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 20 June 2016 An MP’s murder sheds a harsh light on a polarised country, says David Hayes
Correspondents David Hayes 16 June 2016 Dublin’s commemoration of the Easter 1916 rising against British rule had an inclusive message but a political undertow, says David Hayes
Correspondents David Hayes 3 June 2016 The duel over Britain’s place in Europe is a feast of acrimony, says David Hayes in London Correspondents David Hayes 13 May 2016 A troubled start to this week’s anti-corruption summit revealed some home truths about Britain, writes David Hayes in London Correspondents David Hayes 10 May 2016 A Pakistani immigrant’s child and a fearless gay Scot are among the stars of Thursday’s UK-wide elections. They show that politics can work, says David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 11 April 2016 The Panama Papers have thwacked Britain’s prime minister. But he’s not out yet, says David Hayes in London
Correspondents David Hayes 15 March 2016 Harold Wilson, born a century ago this month, imprinted himself on the public imagination, says David Hayes
Correspondents David Hayes 1 March 2016 Six years after his death, the work of a protean internationalist scholar has never been more relevant, writes David Hayes Books & Arts David Hayes 12 January 2016 Books | A multilayered portrait of divided Britain is trapped by its animating spirit, writes David Hayes Correspondents David Hayes 14 December 2015 The allure of the secret service in the British imagination is also the entry code to citizens’ data, writes David Hayes in London  National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 6 November 2015 Election victories in Britain and Canada show the Labor Party where more work is needed, writes Peter Brent
Correspondents David Hayes 24 October 2015 Britain’s prime minister is a proven winner at the polls. Now he faces an even bigger test, says David Hayes
Books & Arts Stephen Mills 15 September 2015 Theatre | A new production of Aeschylus’ Oresteia has urgent contemporary relevance, writes Stephen Mills in London Correspondents David Hayes 14 September 2015 British Labour has chosen its most left-wing leader ever, writes David Hayes in London. The lessons for democracy are profound Correspondents David Hayes 8 September 2015 An influx of neighbours is testing Europe’s unity and values, and Britain’s instinct for semi-detachment, writes David Hayes in London International Kerry Brown 25 August 2015 Hong Kong is testing the limits of a hybrid system tailored to the needs of Mainland China, writes Kerry Brown. And the results will be closely watched in the West