Economy Countries with high trade union membership are more equal Nordic countries have the highest rates of union membership and the lowest income inequality. By Saywah Mahmood
How UK house prices are soaring above wage growth Since January 2019 house prices have risen by 25.6 per cent – twice as fast as wages. By Saywah Mahmood
Nine of the top ten UK temperatures have occurred since 1990 The heatwave of 1976 does not feature among the UK’s ten hottest days. By Saywah Mahmood
Most Conservative voters now want Boris Johnson to resign Fifty-four per cent of Tory supporters want Johnson to leave office, a 20-point increase since June. By Saywah Mahmood
How the UK has failed to build enough houses for decades It is estimated that the amount of social housing completed each year needs to more than double. By Saywah Mahmood
The blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports causes grain prices to soar Some of the most food-insecure countries in the world are facing higher prices for bread and other staples. By Saywah Mahmood
Support for Nato membership is rising across Europe Heightened security concerns have pushed politicians in non-Nato countries to consider moving away from their neutrality. By Saywah Mahmood
Covid-19 death rates expose health inequalities England’s most deprived areas had four to six times as many avoidable coronavirus deaths. By Saywah Mahmood
As Covid-19 surges in Europe, Emmanuel Macron’s bet on vaccine passports appears prescient France’s coercive policy turned one of the least vaccinated countries in Europe into one with the highest coverage. By Ido Vock and Saywah Mahmood