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…

In 2024, 93.3 million people — 21% of the EU population — lived at risk of poverty or social exclusion. The gender pay gap stood at 11.1% and…

In 2024, renewable sources generated 47.5% of EU electricity — up from 34% in 2019 when the European Green Deal was launched. The EU Emissions Trading System has…

Between 2020 and 2026, the European Commission enacted the most concentrated burst of strategic industrial legislation in its history. Three shocks drove the shift: COVID-19’s supply chain exposure,…

On 22 October 2014, Christophe de Margérie — Pouyané’s predecessor and mentor — died when his jet struck a snow plough on a Moscow runway. Within days, Pouyané…

In 1988, Larry Fink co-founded BlackRock with eight partners and $5 million in seed capital. By end-2025, BlackRock managed $14.04 trillion in assets — more than the GDP…