Switzerland is the world’s most prosperous country, according to the 2026 Legatum Prosperity Index. The UK came 18th of 161 countries…
Here are the top ten:
| 1 | ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland |
| 2 | ๐ณ๐ด Norway |
| 3 | ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland |
| 4 | ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark |
| 5 | ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland |
| 6 | ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland |
| 7 | ๐ธ๐ช Sweden |
| 8 | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany |
| 9 | ๐ฆ๐บ Australia |
| 10 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands |
The Index finds the UK held back by comparatively weak social cohesion. Its ranking on that metric alone has fallen by twelve places since 2015…
The 2026 edition is the first since 2023, with the Prosperity Institute pausing to revise the methodology. Indicators are now grouped into three domains: Development, Freedom and Society. New techniques limit how far countries can offset serious weaknesses in one area with strengths in another, which the Institute says has caused China and Russia to plunge in the rankings. Read the full Index here…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we canโt ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”