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href="/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/22/tory-mps-love-to-hate-the-bbc-but-tory-voters-love-to-watch-it"><span class="teaser__subheadline">Telly addicts</span><br/><span class="teaser__headline teaser__headline--sc3">Tory MPs love to hate the BBC, but Tory voters love to watch it</span></a></h2><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="teaser__description teaser__description--sc2">The latest piece of “red meat” may stick in the throat</p></div><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="teaser__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg"/><img width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp501.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" alt=""/></div></div><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid teaser teaser--section-collection"><div class="teaser__text"><h2><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/22/boris-johnsons-would-be-assassins-are-very-like-him"><span class="teaser__subheadline">Bagehot</span><br/><span class="teaser__headline teaser__headline--sc3">Boris Johnson’s would-be assassins are very like him</span></a></h2><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="teaser__description teaser__description--sc2">The sons want to kill the father</p></div><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="teaser__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg"/><img width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BAD000_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" alt=""/></div></div><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid teaser teaser--section-collection"><div class="teaser__text"><h2><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/22/britains-newest-immigrants-are-showing-a-flair-for-protest"><span class="teaser__subheadline">Hong Kongers</span><br/><span class="teaser__headline teaser__headline--sc3">Britain’s newest immigrants are showing a flair for protest</span></a></h2><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="teaser__description teaser__description--sc2">Keeping up the old traditions</p></div><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="teaser__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg"/><img width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP002_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" alt=""/></div></div><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid teaser teaser--section-collection"><div class="teaser__text"><h2><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/22/britains-vellum-industry-is-booming-quietly"><span class="teaser__subheadline">Still got skin in the game</span><br/><span class="teaser__headline teaser__headline--sc3">Britain’s vellum industry is booming (quietly)</span></a></h2><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="teaser__description teaser__description--sc2">But the nation’s crafts are still endangered</p></div><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="teaser__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg"/><img width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRP005_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" alt=""/></div></div><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid teaser teaser--section-collection"><div class="teaser__text"><h2><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/22/britains-office-for-national-statistics-did-well-during-the-pandemic"><span class="teaser__subheadline">Data</span><br/><span class="teaser__headline teaser__headline--sc3">Britain’s Office for National Statistics did well during the pandemic</span></a></h2><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="teaser__description teaser__description--sc2">It did more as its job became harder</p></div><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="teaser__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg"/><img width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220122_BRD001_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" alt=""/></div></div><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid teaser teaser--section-collection"><div class="teaser__text"><h2><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/britain/boris-johnsons-broken-premiership/21807270"><span class="teaser__subheadline">The price of survival</span><br/><span class="teaser__headline teaser__headline--sc3">Boris Johnson’s broken premiership</span></a></h2><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="teaser__description teaser__description--sc2">He may cling on to office, but his hold on his party has gone</p></div><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="teaser__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg"/><img width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220122_brp006.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" alt=""/></div></div><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid teaser teaser--section-collection"><div class="teaser__text"><h2><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/15/non-religious-celebrants-are-leading-more-of-englands-funerals"><span class="teaser__subheadline">Match and dispatch</span><br/><span class="teaser__headline teaser__headline--sc3">Non-religious celebrants are leading more of England’s funerals</span></a></h2><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="teaser__description teaser__description--sc2">They could soon get the right to marry people, too</p></div><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="teaser__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_brp501_0.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_brp501_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_brp501_0.jpg 200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_brp501_0.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/sites/default/files/images/2022/01/articles/main/20220115_brp501_0.jpg 400w, 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Johnson?</span></a></h2><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="teaser__description teaser__description--sc2">The prime minister, in his own way, is Britain’s most honest politician</p></div><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="teaser__image"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRD000_0.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRD000_0.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRD000_0.jpg 200w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092933im_/https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20220115_BRD000_0.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" alt=""/></div></div><div data-test-id="Article Teaser" class="ds-layout-grid teaser teaser--section-collection"><div class="teaser__text"><h2><a class="headline-link" href="/web/20220123092933/https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/15/expensive-energy-is-baked-into-britains-future"><span class="teaser__subheadline">Britain’s energy crisis</span><br/><span class="teaser__headline teaser__headline--sc3">Expensive energy is baked into Britain’s future</span></a></h2><p data-test-id="Description" itemprop="description" class="teaser__description teaser__description--sc2">It’s not cheap being green</p></div><div itemscope="" itemprop="image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" class="teaser__image"><meta itemprop="url" 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