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Western conservatives are at risk from generations of voters who are no longer moving to the right as they age
A decade of Tory spending cuts left the country vulnerable to the external shocks of the past two years
Years of under-investment have left English hospitals with creaking infrastructure and no spare capacity
We should interrogate the convenient weaponisation of the latest data
Health system on critical list amid record backlogs, staff shortages and funding black hole
Despite two years of economic and political turmoil, the political map looks almost indistinguishable from 2020
Lengthy waiting lists are preventing millions from accessing the services they need
The UK and US systems warp our understanding of key social issues among the public
There is diminishing faith in the few economic indicators that, after years of obfuscation, still see the light of day
Many countries had partisan divides on Covid vaccination, but they were more lethal in the US than anywhere else
Polling suggests there is little appetite for PM’s policies to improve economic growth
Chronic pain and mental health problems have pushed huge numbers out of the workforce since the pandemic
The government may have adopted the most extreme economic position of any major party in the developed world
The plummeting cost of low-carbon energy has already allowed many countries to decouple economic growth from emissions
When it comes to average household incomes, the UK may soon need to ask migrant labourers to take a pay cut
Access to higher education has created a path to improved incomes but liberals, not conservatives, are reaping the rewards
One factor explains why a gulf has opened between America and its wealthy peers: deaths from drug overdoses
Millions of British households are already on the brink — and the months-long squeeze is only just starting
Excess deaths not related to Covid are rising in a system under almost intolerable strain
It has benefited from a steady influx of working-age people over the past 40 years, but now risks forfeiting that privilege
Expanding waistlines have little to do with individual responsibility, and everything to do with how we live and work
Every country saw economic inactivity spike during Covid but only in Britain is a rise in worklessness continuing
Strong dollar and relaxation of Covid testing rules boost American numbers but Asians have yet to return
The frequency and magnitude of extreme heat events are rapidly increasing, with impacts on health and productivity
Infections less likely to cause severe illness or death than past waves, FT analysis suggests
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