We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat

Victoria Mulligan

Ageing populations, climate shocks and labour-market strain are often treated as separate policy challenges. This article argues they should be understood as one converging crisis. Drawing on demographic data, climate projections and foresight methods, it examines how multiple structural pressures could collide in ways that overwhelm systems designed to respond in isolation - and why scenario planning matters more as those risks begin to compound. Read More