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Britain
Seaweed and onion skins: British companies look to natural products to replace plastic
Feb 13, 2023
The British government has imposed a far-reaching ban on single-use plastics, creating opportunity for environmental entrepreneurs.
Queen Elizabeth II dies amid uncertain times in the UK
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Sep 8, 2022
"She died — although at the age of 96 — too soon," said Marketplace's Stephen Beard.
Even a London honey stall is caught up in Britain's historically high inflation
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jul 5, 2022
"It's a bit like pushing a boulder up a hill," says London store owner Samantha Wallace.
Royal warrants give public a ticket to celebrate Platinum Jubilee like the queen
Jun 2, 2022
There are only 800 companies who have one, and it takes some effort to get it.
How is Britain's financial services industry faring after Brexit?
Jun 28, 2021
It’s an industry that, in 2019, contributed nearly $200 billion to the U.K.’s economy, and supported nearly a million jobs.
Having survived pandemic lockdown, a small British theater company takes a bow
May 28, 2021
Blackeyed Theatre, a touring group, on how the company weathered COVID-19 and the worst financial crisis in its history.
Direct-to-consumer models key to post-pandemic future for many British businesses
Apr 21, 2021
Across Europe, e-grocery is booming. Companies that successfully pivoted want to hold onto this new slice of business.
For public good, not for profit.
What's in Britain's pandemic-adjusted inflation basket?
Apr 6, 2021
A year into the pandemic, statisticians are recalibrating the algorithms and metrics that measure how healthy our economies are.
"Looking after children during the pandemic is uplifting"
by
Sean McHenry
Jan 13, 2021
Roopam Carroll runs a day care center in Nottingham, England. She explains how caregivers enable other kinds of work.
Will British enterprise be a casualty of COVID-19?
Jul 1, 2020
Some fear that Britain’s massive state intervention to combat the economic effects of the pandemic could stifle the country’s entrepreneurial spirit.