Who now remembers the ‘Thucydides Trap’? For a time in the early part of this century it seemed to crop up trendily whenever Chinese expansionism was discussed. I saw the phrase frequently in the editorials of serious newspapers and political magazines, tossed in casually as some sort of clever historical metaphor - rather than the serious warning about the future it should have been.

The average age of a first-time buyer in England has risen from 29 to 34 since the mid-1990s, according to new analysis tracking three decades of housing data. The Skipton Group Home Affordability Index, developed in partnership with Oxford Economics, highlights a significant shift in the demographic profile of new homeowners.

Donald Trump recently dismissed Sir Keir Starmer with a barbed remark: the British prime minister, he said, was “no Churchill”. It was a typically Trumpian flourish, provocative, theatrical, designed for social media headlines. Yet by his standards it was almost restrained. He might easily have added, more devastatingly, what Starmer actually is rather than what he is not.

On the 250th anniversary of the publication of The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith's vision of freedom and competition remains as relevant as ever. A new IEA paper argues that The Wealth of Nations remains one of the most important guides to prosperity ever written, and that Smith's core model has been vindicated by modern evidence.

The TUC has called for a stronger worker voice on the boards of pension megafunds, as the government looks to scale up schemes and improve governance standards. In a new report launched at the TUC’s Pension Conference today, the union body looks at the vital role member representation plays in pension funds around the world. Pensions Minister Torsten Bell MP is also due to address the conference.

If Sigmund Freud was the man who tried to convince the world that everything comes down to sex Alfred Adler was the one who politely cleared his throat and said, “I’m not so sure about that.” I was always suspicious of Freud’s preoccupation with exploring dreams, encouraging his ‘patients’ to relate theirs, and finding them a source of deep meaning.

Yorkshire leaders, businesses, farmers, food producers, and many more are working with citizens from across the UK to shape a new government Food Strategy. York & North Yorkshire was the second of the What Works Here Inquiries and involved representatives from across the region's food system coordinated by Deliciously Yorkshire. The Inquiries are being led by the Citizen Advisory Council (CAC), a group of citizens from across the UK, who are working with government to understand the way food works in York & North Yorkshire, the challenges for many families in affording healthy, local produce and how national government could help.