Finland’s 2017–19 basic income experiment found no significant employment decline but a 4.7-point improvement in wellbeing scores and measurable reductions in mental health service usage among 2,000 participants.…

The OECD estimates that 281 million people live outside their country of birth — a 60% increase since 2000. Advanced economies face a structural skills deficit: the EU…

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act slashed the U.S. federal corporate rate from 35% to 21%, reducing annual federal revenues by an estimated $1.5 trillion over ten…

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement escalation of 2025 — including mass deportation operations, H-1B processing freezes, and border closures — constitutes the most disruptive shift in U.S. immigration…

UK output per hour worked grew at an average of just 0.5% per year between 2010 and 2024 — less than a quarter of the 2.1% pre-2008 trend.…

UK public sector net debt reached 98.8% of GDP in January 2025 — the highest sustained level since the early 1960s. Annual debt interest payments have surged to…

England has built fewer than 250,000 net new homes a year for the past decade — against an acknowledged need of 300,000. House prices now stand at 8.3…

For much of the post-war era, the United Kingdom was regarded as one of Europe’s most flexible and dynamic labour markets. Today, that reputation is under strain. Vacancy…

The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates Brexit will reduce long-run UK productivity by 4% relative to remaining in the EU — equivalent to roughly £40 billion in additional…