The 2026 Employment Ghost: Why Your UK Job is Tied to the Middle East Energy Trap
I remember when people used to say – What happens in the Middle East stays in the Middle East.
That world is gone.
Today, a drone strike in the UAE or a submarine moving near the Strait of Hormuz can make an HR manager in Birmingham reach for the “redundancy” templates. Sounds like a stretch? I thought so too. Then I checked the numbers.
The 163,000 Person Question
An estimated 163,000 jobs are expected to disappear in Britain this year. Just from the economic ripple effects of the situation in Iran.
Let me make that real for you. That is two full Wembley Stadiums. People. Not numbers.
Why does a fight thousands of miles away cost you your desk in London or Leeds? Good question. And the answer is not simple. But I will break it down.