Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

In London, I'm Jason Palmer.

And in New York, I'm John Fassman.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Maybe you think chocolate.

Maybe you think snazzy watches.

But at the mention of Switzerland, lots of people think of high-flying multinationals

and finance operations.

We ask why such a small country has such a big footprint in the world of business.

And six years ago, Russian troll farms pushed online propaganda in an effort to influence

America's elections.

Now similar entities are doing similar things on Twitter to influence the world's view

of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

And they just might be succeeding.

But first, for months, the British public has been waiting for a report from Sue Gray.

She's a career civil servant who's charged with looking into the culture of partying

at the heart of government when the country was under strict lockdowns.

That party gate report is now out.

It's damning stuff.

Once again, Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced pressure to resign yesterday and Kier Starmer

the leader of the opposition labour party called on Mr Johnson's fellow conservatives to

remove him.

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