Energy in Britain has gotten scarce—and thus expensive.

Prices are high in absolute terms, and further above the European average than any point in at least 40 years (barring the 22/23 shock).

What's behind this, and is it crimping growth? I took a look for @TheEconomist. (🧵) 1/ Briefly first: do read at the piece itself for a fuller exploration of these themes. It's part of our broader cover package this week on the global "greenlash", arguing that climate change needs a politics of the possible.

Link here: economist.com/britain/2025/0…

A under-discussed backdrop to yesterday's election results—Britain today feels less pleasant, well-maintained and orderly than a decade ago: from potholes to phone-snatchers.

I've spent the past few months digging in to why for @TheEconomist.

A short 🧵 on what I've concluded. 1/ But first, do read the full piece—linked below.

Bemoaning national decline in a data-free way is cathartic, but not all that helpful. I've tried to keep this all pretty closely tied to provable realities, things we can reliably measure.

economist.com/britain/2025/0…