New Britain
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How has Britain changed in the nine years since the Blair landslide? Using unique statistical analysis and on-the-ground reporting, the FT evaluates New Labour’s record.
Blair has given UK confidence to embrace the world
What has marked the UK out from most of Europe is its willingness to adapt to economic forces shaped by others, finds Philip Stephens.
State largesse brings hope but little change
Has inequality changed at all?
A tale of two valleys
The ‘globalisation generation’ has prospered while others have fallen by the wayside
Through the lens - an FT.com multimedia presentation
Different regions, different lives
How Labour steered an economy going global
The UK is a giant hedge fund
Related content and features
Interactive map
How has your region fared since Labour came to power?
Data exclusively compiled by Chris Giles, the FT’s economics editor, show how public spending has softened the impact of globalisation on some UK regions, and why lower headline unemployment has not always meant higher workforce participation.
- Launch the interactive map (opens in new window, requires Flash Player 6)
Immigration and the UK
Migrants enrich anxious host
Of all the changes that have swept Britain under Labour, immigration, which shows little sign of slowing, could be the most important.
Migrants’ tales
Kate MacKenzie presents two women’s very different stories of settling in Britain (download to your desktop as mp3 file)
