The Russians are deliberately provoking the UK in the English Channel – seeking to demonstrate that “Broken Britain” lacks the will, the resources and resilience to rebuild itself. The imminent Nationalisation of failing water utility Thames Water highlights how decisions made decades ago have had consequences that are costing the nation dear today.

What’s not to like as the sun rises on a beautiful spring morning? Well… As the UK watches its public infrastructure tumble into wrack and ruin as a result of privatisation and financialisation, the USA is excited Elon Musk is doing such a great job at DOGE saving their tax-dollars. They might want to avoid a look at the shaky edifice of Musk’s tech empire as its core, Tesla, increasingly looks a hollow sham.

This week will be about US bonds – watch carefully how the arguments develop as we sit at a new cusp for markets. In stocks it’s about narrative and I can’t help but wonder if we’re about to see a corporate denouement as Tesla does a “deal” to map China to boost its FSD ambitions.

Nations succeed because they are ruthless in pursuit of their goals; good and bad. Western politicians have decided the big issue is illegal migration – making it conditional and a priority in front of the really important challenges around growth, stability, geopolitics and avoiding conflict. Its Political Failure of the Worst Kind.

The Thames Water debacle is shaping up to be a critical “Judder” moment for the UK. Public utility privatisations decades ago have left a legacy of underinvestment and broken services. The bills will be enormous – and crippling - creating a potential investment crisis.