Interessant3 #173 | UK Net Migration, Pay Transparency Laws, Geography & Logistics in WWII
By Duarte Martins••314 words
Is the UK Heading for Net-Zero Immigration?
UK net migration, after peaking in 2022 at nearly one million, is now projected to fall to zero by late 2026.
The reversal is partly driven by post-pandemic correction and policy tightening, but also a changing global labour market. Student visa changes, work visa caps, and public sentiment are converging to reshape the UK’s migration model.
The political implications are stark: if current projections hold, immigration may cease to be the wedge issue it once was.
When Colorado and other US states required salary disclosure in job listings, the results defied expectations and led to a 2% overall salary increase.
Pay rose across the board, especially for lower earners, without affecting employment rates or skill demands.
Transparency intensified competition among employers and improved workers’ bargaining power. Labour market efficiency improved as information asymmetry between employers and applicants shrank.
Sarah Paine – How Hitler Almost Starved Britain (via )
In this lecture, Sarah Paine draws lessons from Britain’s WWII strategy- peripheral warfare, sea control, and alliance-building.
She argues these principles still apply today, with Russia and China constrained by continental geography and internal vulnerabilities.
The lecture contrasts Bismarck’s limited wars with Hitler’s overreach, showing how geography and naval power shaped outcomes. Paine sees maritime alliances as a natural advantage for liberal powers, able to pressure rivals at lower cost and political risk.
