Samuel Earle

Long lines outside gas stations. Panicked drivers fighting one another as the pumps run dry. Soldiers deployed to distribute fuel across the country. And in the background, the pandemic stretching on, food rotting in fields and families sinking into poverty. This is Britain in 2021. Not long ago…

After the darkest of winters, the mood in Britain is finally lifting. On Feb. 22, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a tentative path out of the nation’s third and longest lockdown. “The crocus of hope is poking through the frost and spring is on the way,” Mr. Johnson said at a news…