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Switzerland’s radical proposal on immigration: cap the population at 10 million

Switzerland goes to the polls on Sunday on one of Europe’s most closely watched immigration votes: a binding cap on the resident population at 10 million. The initiative, branded the “Sustainability Initiative” and driven by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party…

By The London Letter • June 13, 2026 • 2 min read

Is the World Cup falling apart before it’s even began?

The 2026 World Cup, kicking off 11 June, arrives buried under problems that have little to do with football. Unprecedented complexity. This is the first…

By The London Letter • June 10, 2026 • 2 min read

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Russia considers lowering working age to 12 in bid to solve wartime job crisis

Moscow's children's rights commissioner, Olga Yaroslavskaya, has proposed lowering Russia's effective working age to 12 and reviving Soviet-era summer labour camps for schoolchildren. Framed as…

By The London Letter • June 5, 2026 • 2 min read