As politicians worldwide scramble to appeal to working people, this city in northern England has a claim to be the birthplace ...

Britain’s parliament is only recalled at times of national crisis. But when lawmakers were brought back from their Easter vacation last weekend, the cause was not a war or terror attack – but the ...

Birmingham, best known as a hub of Britain’s industrial revolution and the setting of the BBC series ‘Peaky Blinders’ has struggled financially in recent years, and now mountains of garbage bags are ...

Before the Industrial Revolution, making textiles was a slow process carried out by people using simple equipment, mostly in their own homes. By the end of the Industrial Revolution, the ...

But coal power was also cheap and convenient, helping to power the industrial revolution, which transformed life around the globe. In contrast to gas, it is easy to store. Remember how Britain ...

Strong supply chains are vital in this complex manufacturing process – and British Steel faced a perfect storm of problems.

EXCLUSIVE: One of Britain's most important surviving buildings can now be explored but you've probably never heard of it.

Capitalism and economic globalization have no shortage of critics. As Cassidy shows, their criticisms have remained strikingly consistent over the centuries.

Great Britain's commitment to leading innovation is in its DNA. It was the birthplace of the First Industrial Revolution, and, despite their characteristic self-effacement, the British also played ...