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OBR Warns Iran Conflict Could Deliver ‘Significant’ Hit to UK Economy as Gilt Yields Spike
The fiscal watchdog flagged Middle East tensions as a key risk to its forecasts as 10-year gilt yields jumped to 4.30% amid renewed inflation fears and energy market turmoil.
Geopolitics
Macro
Blair Institute Calls for Labour Market Flexibility to Reverse UK Growth Stagnation
Think tank warns government's Employment Rights Act risks undermining competitive advantage as productivity lags Europe by widest margin in decades.
Macro
The £43,000 Question: How Britain’s Debt Burden Falls Heaviest on the Young
UK debt servicing now costs £111 billion annually—more than defence spending—while younger generations inherit a fiscal legacy they never created.