How one hotelier built an empire from beloved community assets — and a government struggling to cope with a surge in migration

Government’s priorities cast old debates about concentrating resources in a new light, says Kieron Flanagan

Survey of national efforts reveals uneven but developing picture, say Andrew James and Kieron Flanagan

The British Council has closed its Whitworth Street office

Experts predict more directed funding but “no one’s expecting any increase in the R&D budget”