After Brexit, Britain's competitors are running rings around us. Sunak's not even at the races | Rafael Behr

This reshuffle will make little difference: the country is going nowhere as the PM leads us further down an economic dead endBritain's future will be shaped by a summit of European leaders this week, but Rishi Sunak, as prime minister of a very sovereign nation, will be absent.It is one of the more subtle degradations of life outside the European Union. Heads of government gather in Brussels to decide things that affect British voters, who are represented by an empty chair. Continue reading...