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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
Despite fewer severe cases, the sheer volume of infections means hundreds of thousands are unwell for the long term
Give these players their share of the limelight and the money and watch the sport thrive
Omicron offshoots BA.4 and BA.5 drive increase in infections in Portugal, UK, France and Germany
Career vs family is no longer such a trade-off for women, but ‘having it all’ is only possible with increased paternal childcare
The NHS needs long-term investment to build capacity and a shift in the balance away from hospital treatment
With high prior rate of infection and apathy, demand is dwindling for jabs on the continent
The widening financial gulf between Premier League clubs and the rest is shrinking the pool of competition
Indicators show urban dynamism is back to near pre-pandemic levels
With a growing sense that borders are under control, the appetite for hostile environment policies is shrinking
Abortion ban would increase the country’s dreadful maternal mortality rate and fall hardest on the most vulnerable
The creeping Americanisation of British medical bills reflects the strains on the NHS
Accelerating downward trend eases pressure on overstretched NHS
Health service in England is grappling with twin challenges of Covid and clearing record treatment backlog
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