From sick man to power socket
Britain could become a net electricity exporter beyond 2030. The Smart Power question is whether it can do so without exchanging Russian energy dependence for Chinese battery dependence.
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Europe’s steel umbrella has holes
Europe is rearming fast, but weapons are only the visible score. The real test is whether it can protect the signals, supply chains and seabed infrastructure that make deterrence work.
Is Britain driving away the talent it most needs?
Britain’s problem on leadership is that Brexit created more border discretion than talent confidence.
Has Brexit broken Britain’s ruling class into warring factions?
Brexit did not unite Britain’s governing class. It deepened elite fragmentation and left the UK more divided than its European peers.
The Trade League: Did Brexit make Britain a trading power again?
Britain’s trade problem is not that it stopped trading. It is that it became a thinner, less efficient trading system while competitors kept compounding.
Is Britain's trade balance better or worse after Brexit?
Zero tariffs sounded like freedom but....
Did Brexit make the UK more or less attractive to FDI?
Is the world still betting on Britain?
Is Britain still a trading nation — or exporting less of itself to the world?
Britain is growing exports more slowly than the EU
Has Brexit made Britain more open to the world — or more closed off?
Brexit was sold as a way to make Britain more open to global trade. The evidence suggests the opposite.
Has Brexit improved Britain’s trading position — or made every deal harder?
Britain is getting much less bang for its buck