Therese Raphael

Business Day

THERESE RAPHAEL: Rishi Sunak’s migrant issue does not lend itself to a Big Bang announcement

By: Therese Raphael

A policy that would make it all but impossible for asylum-seekers to claim refuge doesn’t reflect well on Britain, which has benefited enormously from migration

Bloomberg News

Rishi Sunak Can't Pretend Childcare Is a Niche Issue Anymore

By: Therese Raphael

Inaccessible childcare piles on costs for families, keeps women from working and holds back poorer children. The UK needs a plan to fix things.

Bloomberg News

London Has Become a Better City — for the Rich

By: Therese Raphael

A glaring affordability gap should serve as a warning for the capital and the rest of the UK.

Bloomberg News

Georgia Is a New Front in Russia’s Hybrid War

By: Therese Raphael

Vladimir Putin wants this once staunch US and European ally firmly in his club of authoritarian states.

Bloomberg News

Gary Lineker Scores a Hat Trick From His BBC Row

By: Therese Raphael

The star football pundit wins one over the BBC, the Tory government and the Labour Party.

Bloomberg News

If the UK Economy Is Fine, Why Are People Still Pessimistic?

By: Therese Raphael

Britain gets a better forecast and a no-drama budget. But a "vibecession" still clouds the outlook.

Mint

Britain’s economy improving may not keep Sunak in power

By: Therese Raphael

Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt had some good news to deliver Wednesday

Bloomberg News

How the UK Became a Terrible Place to Be a Doctor

By: Therese Raphael

Britain is bleeding doctors. Australia is soaking them up.

Moneycontrol

Suella Braverman's UK speeding scandal threatens political crash for Rishi Sunak

By: Therese Raphael

Sunak has also already lost three cabinet ministers to scandals over ethical breaches. He has staked his re-election hopes on both a record of delivery and a reputation for accountability. But firing Braverman could turn a key wing of the Conservatives demanding tough immigration laws against Sunak

Bloomberg News

The UK Can't Cut Immigration Without Suffering the Consequences

By: Therese Raphael

Global Britain has arrived, though it’s not what Brexiteers imagined.