Is London’s cost of living pulling away from the UK average? May 28th, 2026 by Sixia Zhang Londoners have long suspected that life in the capital costs more, but the gap depends very much on what is being bought. As explored below, two pints of milk cost about the same in London as the UK average. A pint in the pub, by contrast, costs around a quarter more. Childcare costs more still.…
London’s Economy Today editorial – March 2026 March 26th, 2026 by Daryl Rozario, Gordon Douglass and Sixia Zhang Conflict in the Middle East triggers global commodities shock amid fears for the cost of living The US and Israel began attacks on Iran on 28 February. Iran has responded by attacking several countries around the Persian Gulf and elsewhere and declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping. The Strait usually has around…
