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Mar 18, 2013
Mar 11, 2013
Plot worked once but rarely since
It is one thing to get rid of a leader but quite another to put in place a winner
Feb 25, 2013
Splendidly pointless second city debate
The debate over which UK metropolis should rank just below London may one day prove academic
Feb 18, 2013
We are forgetting the golden rule
In the light of several public scandals, we would do well to remember an old maxim
Feb 11, 2013
No more the SNP’s ‘nippy sweetie’
Nicola Sturgeon has become the life and soul of the party
Feb 4, 2013
Beware fish fights with Icelanders
The UK should be wary over the ‘mackerel war’, the latest in a history of friction with the island
Jan 28, 2013
Faster trains and smarter people
The rail project is all very well but ministers could look to the need for an upgrade in education
Jan 21, 2013
Words that they never uttered
The evidence shows we should hesitate before attributing familiar quotes to famous people
Jan 14, 2013
Who really wants out of the EU?
Most business leaders want all the trade benefits of EU membership but none of the uncertainty
Jan 7, 2013
Time to lower the gambling stakes?
The UK government is being urged to reduce the maximum bet on fixed-odds betting terminals
Dec 10, 2012
Could a Scot wield a veto on Scotland?
The discreet half-Scottish prime minister is keeping his views on the 2014 referendum to himself
Dec 3, 2012
Self-help can beat grand gestures
A golden opportunity to narrow the north-side divide will be passed up
Nov 26, 2012
Of Rotherham and racism
The latest incident in a series the South Yorkshire town can do without
Nov 19, 2012
It’s time to elect a new people
Making changes without checking if they are wanted can be tricky, writes Brian Groom
Nov 12, 2012
Yet another attempt at reform misfires
The police elections appear to have left the electorate underwhelmed
Nov 5, 2012
Beyond the City, things look brighter
The regions have picked up more jobs while London is left counting its losses
Oct 29, 2012
With the ash trees, a part of us dies
Blame the wind or the birds or the failure to heed warnings
Oct 22, 2012
Who looks down on whom?
It’s not always easy to know where one stands in today’s Britain
ABOUT BRIAN
Brian Groom is the FT’s UK business and employment editor. He has previously held a number of senior posts at the FT, including political editor and Europe edition editor, and is a former editor of Scotland on Sunday.
His weekly Notebook column is a wry take on life in the UK.
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A pragmatic kind of obsession
The strongest defenders of Britain as a bastion of home ownership are politicians