Housing in the UK is expensive – costing 44% more than the OECD average.
— Resolution Foundation (@resfoundation) January 13, 2025
Meanwhile, food and clothing are cheaper in the UK than the OECD average – owing to price competition between retailers, plus Britain's broad range of VAT reliefs and exemptions.
Read… pic.twitter.com/batUl2pQLC
In 2023, EU households spent on average 19.7% of their disposable income on housing.
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) January 3, 2025
Highest in:
Greece (35.2% of total income)
Denmark (25.9%)
Germany (25.2%)
Lowest in:
Cyprus (11.6%)
Malta (12.0%)
Slovenia (13.8%)
Learn more https://t.co/4E1bgbwCZE pic.twitter.com/9Zv4WX588e
In 2023, the EU spent €381.4 billion on research & development (R&D), 57.9% more than in 2013.
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) December 11, 2024
Highest R&D intensity, 2023, recorded in:
Sweden (3.6%)
Belgium & Austria (3.3% each)
Lowest in:
Romania (0.5%)
Malta (0.6%)
https://t.co/PjHNFRG120 pic.twitter.com/lyuxIryfVn
In 2023, the total expenditure on social protection benefits in the EU represented 26.8% of the EU’s GDP.
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) November 25, 2024
Highest in:
France (31.3% of GDP)
Finland (31.2%)
Lowest in:
Ireland (12%)
Malta (13.2%)
Learn more https://t.co/b9dm1ZdRaM pic.twitter.com/P4h3lFXb4v
The EU long-term unemployment rate, as a percentage of the labour force, was 2.1% in 2023
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) November 8, 2024
Highest long-term unemployment rate in:
Greece (6.2%)
Spain (4.3%)
Lowest in:
Denmark &Netherlands (both 0.5%)
Czechia, Malta & Poland (all 0.8%)
https://t.co/BAjWN8ROH4 pic.twitter.com/zWfAqe6l5a
Donald Trump was elected by Americans to defend the interests of Americans.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) November 7, 2024
The question we, as Europeans, must ask ourselves is, are we ready to defend the interests of Europeans? pic.twitter.com/VYYltBZtb4
Average life satisfaction in the EU rated 7.3 out of 10 in 2023
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) October 10, 2024
Highest in:
Finland (7.8)
Lowest in:
Bulgaria (5.9)
What about your country? https://t.co/dTXh0en6Ui#WorldMentalHealthDay pic.twitter.com/3W48hyaOht
Let's take a look at the most popular stat of last month
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) September 8, 2024
In 2023, the overall employment rate of recent graduates was 80% or higher in 22 EU countries.
Highest in:
Malta (95.8%)
Lowest in:
Italy (67.5%)
https://t.co/1BusNpeQwd#EurostatTopPosts pic.twitter.com/sMnaz4ZD9u
In 2023, 22.3% of the people at risk of poverty in the EU were unable to afford a proper meal with meat, fish, or vegetarian equivalent every second day
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) July 12, 2024
Highest in:
Slovakia (45.7%)
Hungary (44.9%)
Lowest in:
Ireland (4.2%)
Cyprus (5.0%)
https://t.co/kpqAzvQjtS pic.twitter.com/BbihnBiy1K
Our new MRP has the Conservatives on their lowest seat tally in the party’s almost 200-year history
— YouGov (@YouGov) June 19, 2024
Labour: 425 (+223)
Conservative: 108 (-257)
Lib Dem: 67 (+56)
SNP: 20 (-28)
Reform UK: 5 (+5)
Plaid: 4 (±0)
Green: 2 (+1)https://t.co/IcCwaclKHz pic.twitter.com/Vu1FpbroQ9
Land doesn't vote, people do! French edition.
— Karim Douïeb (@karim_douieb) June 12, 2024
Each municipality was transformed into a dot, with the area of the dot proportional to the number of voters a more accurate representation of voting patterns.
Nonetheless, right-wing support remains concerning. pic.twitter.com/8r0OwXcEX4
In 2023, among EU countries, the shares of those aged 25-34 years with tertiary education were highest in:
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) May 27, 2024
Ireland (63%)
Cyprus (62%)
Luxembourg (60%)
Lowest in:
Romania (23%)
Hungary (29%)
Italy (31%)
What about your country? https://t.co/6TiLodw8KY pic.twitter.com/Sa93xJL2uA
Hard to overstate how dramatic the shift in UK immigration has been since the post-Brexit rules came into force.
— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) May 23, 2024
Non-EU immigration is now higher than ever before, running at well over a million a year.
EU immigration lower than it’s been for decades.
Figs just in from @ONS pic.twitter.com/fNHt2RHMHi
With a few exceptions, that's the obesity rate chart reversed pic.twitter.com/dWc6MCTRYs
— François Valentin (@Valen10Francois) May 9, 2024
Labour hold 30pt lead over Tories in our latest (7-8 May) Westminster voting intention – their highest since Liz Truss
— YouGov (@YouGov) May 9, 2024
Con: 18% (no change from 30 Apr-1 May)
Lab: 48% (+4)
Reform UK: 13% (-2)
Lib Dem: 9% (-1)
Green: 7% (-1)
SNP: 3% (+1)https://t.co/yBm0MCDxB2 pic.twitter.com/Kdfbhvxmzh
EU life expectancy estimated at 81.5 years in 2023
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) May 3, 2024
Highest in:
Spain (84.0 years)
Italy (83.8)
Malta (83.6)
Lowest in:
Bulgaria (75.8 years)
Latvia (75.9)
Romania (76.6)
Learn more https://t.co/FsVQWFigUk pic.twitter.com/LShOT3JWUo
Your periodic reminder that England, a windswept nation with more potential for onshore wind power than almost anywhere else in the world (other than Scotland), banned new onshore wind farms in 2017. pic.twitter.com/KTKfGBi7J6
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) April 22, 2024
33% of British workers think their jobs are meaningless
— YouGov (@YouGov) April 3, 2024
Top 5 sectors where workers feel this way:
Retail: 53%
Financial services: 53%
Hospitality and leisure: 50%
Media/marketing/advertising/PR/sales: 46%
Transport + distribution: 43%https://t.co/zWjTKV1su8 pic.twitter.com/OCoRqUOIBT
NEW: The Conservative Party this parliament has NOT followed a core vote strategy with tax/benefit changes:
— Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) March 8, 2024
– boosting incomes under 45s by £590/yr
– cutting incomes for those aged 66+ by £770
Top of the Charts has that and more:https://t.co/81sfcMARYM pic.twitter.com/jWVyuYKgfn
You were warned pic.twitter.com/K2Thp5qGD6
— RS Archer (@archer_rs) March 4, 2024
I really don't understand the level of denialism on the hole the UK finds itself it. GDP is a huge 24% below its pre-fin crisis trend – that's £23,000 per household. pic.twitter.com/nnYL0pvYoh
— Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) February 15, 2024
The answer almost certainly lies in Brexit.
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) February 9, 2024
Up until the EU referendum, the share of young Britons who said they "strongly dislike" the Conservative party was steady at 20%.
Since the vote to leave the EU it has climbed steadily and is now double that level. pic.twitter.com/2xNArycWDO
An ideological gender gap appears to be emerging within Gen Z, and the consequences could be far-reaching, writes @jburnmurdoch https://t.co/nkWeZpaY5r pic.twitter.com/GhCWfVHsIK
— Financial Times (@FT) January 26, 2024
Euro area government #debt down to 89.9% of GDP in Q3 2023 (90.3% in Q2 2023) https://t.co/z0USTuLgWl pic.twitter.com/o1pK73EzXA
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) January 22, 2024
The economic case for climate action is crystal clear. The latest data from the IMF’s Climate Change Indicators Dashboard reveals that making an orderly transition to net zero by 2050 could result in global GDP being 7% higher than under current policies. https://t.co/WH3NeNDmwl pic.twitter.com/MCzLAvxOSx
— IMF (@IMFNews) January 7, 2024
British households are on course to be poorer going into the coming election, than they were coming out of the last one.
— Resolution Foundation (@resfoundation) January 4, 2024
This Parliament looks set to be the worst on record for household income growth… pic.twitter.com/T3qyRmqdbx
The latest OECD GDP growth projections for 2024.
— OECD Better Policies for Better Lives (@OECD) January 1, 2024
For OECD countries: 1.4%
For G20 economies: 2.8%
Find out more https://t.co/CAZXjxUC6D | #EconomicOutlook pic.twitter.com/8E4Odsirc5
Britain has seen no wage growth for 15 years – while remaining the most unequal large economy in Europe. This is what stagnation looks like. We need to end it https://t.co/qvi0COrhss pic.twitter.com/SFiolLMcXV
— Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) December 10, 2023
Out now: New OECD PISA Report 2022.
— OECD Better Policies for Better Lives (@OECD) December 5, 2023
Discover students’ proficiency in mathematics: https://t.co/WMTjvKSQ87 |#OECDPISA pic.twitter.com/rOpnONyRQf
— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) November 23, 2023
Blimey this chart from the @resfoundation today is quite something.
No other parliament in modern history has seen quite such a big fall in living standards.
And, as I said yday, the contraction in disposable income will STILL be going on next year, during the election… pic.twitter.com/4W5fnjpuHl
One chart tells you everything you need to know about British politics since 2016… pic.twitter.com/YmLHslQJ4U
— Ben Page (@benatipsos) November 19, 2023
we’re doomed pic.twitter.com/mbwBuOeUNL
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) November 16, 2023
As France is currently engaged in a lengthy and increasing raucous debate on immigration legislation, it is a good time to remember the data. https://t.co/lHYEYaqViO
— Chief-Exec.com (@Chief_Exec_com) November 14, 2023
After 1 year as PM, how has Rishi Sunak's reputation changed? % of Britons who say he is…
— YouGov (@YouGov) October 23, 2023
Competent: 34% (-16 from Oct 2022)
Decisive: 30% (-23)
Honest: 27% (-8)
Authentic: 23% (-8)
Strong: 20% (-19)
Trustworthy: 20% (-10)
In touch: 9% (-4) pic.twitter.com/t6TqSxHU4O
New data out today shows the elective waiting list grew to 7.75m in August, up from 7.68m in July
— Stuart Hoddinott (@StuartHoddinott) October 12, 2023
Another record high, and 531k higher than in January when Sunak pledged to bring down waiting lists
What's driving the increase? And what's happening to other parts of the list? pic.twitter.com/DRfxaR38F1
Time to withhold benefits from those who won’t look for work, says Jeremy Hunt – Some context Mr Hunt. pic.twitter.com/F9HpNLIB3z
— Graham Simpson (@grahambsi) October 2, 2023
What’s going on here? pic.twitter.com/bnhSCqs3Rg
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 21, 2023
This parliamentary term is on track to be by far the worst for living standards since the 1950s. Typical working age household incomes are on course to be 4% lower in 2024-25 than they were in 2019-20.
— Resolution Foundation (@resfoundation) September 6, 2023
Never in living memory have families got so much poorer over a parliament. pic.twitter.com/909M5LM0KZ
When do young Europeans leave their parental home
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) September 4, 2023
In 2022, young people across the EU left their parental home on average at the age of 26.4 years.
This was highest in Croatia (33.4 years) and lowest in Finland (21.3 years).
https://t.co/cIWgErurKa pic.twitter.com/c8mn8L4aMo
NEW: America is a rich country. Britain is a poor country with one wealthy region.
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) August 11, 2023
People love to compare the UK to Mississippi, but it’s far more informative to look at UK subnationally, too.
London ranks fairly well, the rest of the country does not https://t.co/xrIzwYGaCI pic.twitter.com/UTjooyJ5Jc
Let's take a look at the most popular stat of last month
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) August 7, 2023
When comparing the first quarter of 2023 with 2010, EU house prices increased most in:
Estonia (+200%)
Largest decreases in:
Greece (-14%)
https://t.co/X97xQwa50e#EurostatTopPosts pic.twitter.com/8afsc10PtS
Unless I’m missing something, the main substantive news in terms of UK oil & gas exploration licenses today is that… the @NSTAuthority has put out an infographic.
— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) July 31, 2023
Everything else is, as far as I can tell, pure politics. pic.twitter.com/wjYXEf0A6a
The UK Treasury is expected to spend £110bn — or 10.4% of total government revenue, the highest level among developed countries — on debt interest this year. https://t.co/yAvriHluhP pic.twitter.com/GtCmW7YCjW
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 25, 2023
Britons would vote to rejoin the EU by 51% to 32%, the highest figure for 'rejoin' since the referendum
— YouGov (@YouGov) July 18, 2023
18% of Leave voters would now vote to re-enter the EUhttps://t.co/Th2Js70DE2 pic.twitter.com/SZ8l0iM6Gc
An impressive collection from which to pick your https://t.co/FyzS5wig23 Chart of the Week. https://t.co/86M082OwSt
— Chief-Exec.com (@Chief_Exec_com) July 14, 2023
Which countries are cutting-edge innovators in the #EUInnovation Scoreboard 2023?
— European Commission (@EU_Commission) July 6, 2023
Innovation leaders
Strong innovators
Moderate innovators
Emerging innovators
Discover more → https://t.co/Szt0w0MQYq pic.twitter.com/f0IEdr49Cx
Rising corporate profits were the largest contributor to Europe’s inflation over the past two years as companies increased prices by more than the spiking costs of imported energy. https://t.co/iEf6Emu0Rp pic.twitter.com/HYulCZgb8p
— IMF (@IMFNews) June 26, 2023
In March 2023, the total imports of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia into the EU decreased to 1.4 million tonnes (Mt) compared with the average monthly figure of 15.2 Mt in the three years from 2019 to 2022 (-90%).
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) June 19, 2023
https://t.co/ASoeHCFKIE pic.twitter.com/EpSRIeGL2e
The UK-France gap amounts to ~45,000-50,000 deaths. It appears to have been established by 2021. Decisions of the early days of the pandemic will be crucial in this Enquiry
— Giles Wilkes (@Gilesyb) June 12, 2023
https://t.co/fWuiFIKMAn pic.twitter.com/1JVLxTKwzh
not many charts define the future,
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 1, 2023
but here’s one that’s close. pic.twitter.com/1pC1rBO7GO
UK shop price inflation reached its highest rate for at least 18 years in May, despite the pace of food price growth marginally easing, according to new sector data https://t.co/6hX3Ti8LWd pic.twitter.com/BqT1w9Y9aD
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 30, 2023
Senator, I have put together the chart showing the two variables you were trying to link. https://t.co/edC45zOqoK pic.twitter.com/IFVDvPRQAU
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) May 22, 2023
In 2022, in the EU, the highest increases in prices for museums, libraries and zoological gardens in:
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) May 18, 2023
Poland (+18% compared with 2021)
Ireland (+15%)
Lithuania (+14%)
Only decrease in Malta (-3%)
https://t.co/GPrztAunjT#InternationalMuseumDay #IMD pic.twitter.com/rfU71B5L08
In February 2023, among the EU members for which data are available, Germany granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians fleeing the war in Ukraine (25 125). Followed by Poland (24 905) & Czechia (9 775).
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) April 17, 2023
https://t.co/ScMSmDmWqq pic.twitter.com/Qn2T8ddCRF
NEW
— Peston (@itvpeston) May 3, 2023
Our inaugural #ITVYouthTracker found that a massive 86% of young people aged 18-25 would vote to rejoin the EU if there was another referendum
REJOIN 86%
STAY OUT 14% @Savanta_UK @AnushkaAsthana @itvnews #Peston pic.twitter.com/G19VYT2bBq
STEEL
— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) April 6, 2023
Pretty statistic: no other country save Venezuela has seen steel output contract as quickly as UK.
Tempting as it is to cast this as “normal” it’s anything but…
If u want to understand the nature of Britain’s economy right now u can’t do it without pondering steel… pic.twitter.com/CxPqjVcIDk
We're a low investment nation, a country living off its past, not prioritising its future pic.twitter.com/4g2oS9GbES
— Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) March 30, 2023
In 2022, Syrians lodged most first-time applications, 131 970 (15% of the total number of first-time applications in the EU).
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) March 23, 2023
Followed by Afghanistan (113 495, 13%), Venezuela (50 050, 6%) and Türkiye (49 720, 6%).
https://t.co/hChhui1eMZ pic.twitter.com/HzZC4Wt8Pb
American exceptionalism: life expectancy in the US has declined although health expenditures per capita are much higher than in other advanced economies, where life expectancy has risen. pic.twitter.com/TCNXBsEqdf
— Philipp Heimberger (@heimbergecon) March 5, 2023
This is truly remarkable
— Lion Hirth (@LionHirth) February 23, 2023
Via @atalaveraEcon pic.twitter.com/0DaBLnjT9I
Are companies evading western sanctions on Russia by using its central Asian neighbours as a back door? https://t.co/x2pLMU2v8U pic.twitter.com/wDWZtzE5x1
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 23, 2023
China has become the largest official creditor to low-income countries (larger than the World Bank!), with a massive rise in lending since the mid-2000s. pic.twitter.com/A5nzn4GcBH
— Philipp Heimberger (@heimbergecon) February 15, 2023
Truly grisly assessment for the UK economy from the IMF this morning.
— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) January 31, 2023
– UK to fare worse than any other major economy this year
– worse even than Russia(!)
– Britain’s downgrade came as most other countries saw their growth prospects upgraded
Full story:https://t.co/ATahkwWnqr pic.twitter.com/cRYaO5aa4P
This sobering chart highlights the poor productivity record of Britain’s major cities outside London (and Edinburgh), which fare poorly compared to other major cities across Western Europe. This is both a #LevellingUp and wider UK economic growth challenge…. pic.twitter.com/rG40oaDn6n
— Resolution Foundation (@resfoundation) January 25, 2023
.@jdportes and I have estimates of the shortfall from the end of free movement – 460,000 EU workers – and the gain from the new, more liberal immigration system – 130,000 non-EU workers.https://t.co/COZZRyVeWG
— John Springford (@JohnSpringford) January 17, 2023
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This means that the current parliament is on track to be the worst parliament on record for living standards… pic.twitter.com/JLNyefGyTZ
— Resolution Foundation (@resfoundation) January 9, 2023