Cost of Living
BUSINESS
Cost of Living Crisis Continues: UK Water Bills to Soar 25% in 2025
Uk water bills face their latest price hike in 2025 as the cost of living crisis exposes the UK's failed privatised model compared to other European models.
EUROPE
Can the Nordic Welfare Model Solve Western Europe’s Cost of Living Crisis?
Could the Nordic Welfare Model, with its universal healthcare, social security, and progressive taxation, solve the UK’s cost of living crisis?
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From Manchester to Washington: Foreign War Fuels Electoral Upheaval
As a surprise election win in Manchester stuns the British establishment, the drumbeat of war in Iran is already rewriting the rules for the US midterms.
Airports as Warning Signs, Theory into Practise
Over 2,000 flights were cancelled in a single day and Flightradar24 crashed from traffic following the strikes on Iran.
Calabria, Cuban Doctors and the Limits of U.S. Pressure
US envoy Mike Hammer flew to Calabria on 23 February to pressure Italy into dropping its Cuban doctors programme and left without the commitment he came for.
Davos Boss Exit Signals Revamp for a Tired WEF
The fall of the Davos president over Jeffrey Epstein has arrived precisely as a military standoff in the Gulf threatens to sever the world economy at the neck.
Berlinale and De Niro: Art Under Pressure from Both Sides
Germany moved to fire the Berlinale director and Trump threatened to deport De Niro in the same week, pressing on cultural speech from two opposite directions.
