Every organisation has an idle period when getting things done seems all but impossible. Europe may be entering such a period, but one that will last the best part of a year https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/08/europes-lame-duck-year-could-hardly-come-at-a-worse-time?taid=6acb59725a7e00000147a9b0&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter