Live simulation — 2026 UK baseline

Can you
run Britain?

You are the government. Adjust immigration, NHS spending, housebuilding targets, and more — then run the simulation and watch the consequences unfold.

NHS Vacancies
112,000
NHS England 2024
Annual Housing Shortfall
300,000+
ONS / CIH 2024
Net Migration
728,000
ONS provisional 2024
OBR Deficit Forecast
£122bn
OBR Spring 2025
Start the Simulation

Free · No login · Built on public UK data sources

How it works

01

See Britain today

Start from a real 2026 baseline. NHS under pressure. 300,000 homes short every year. Ageing population. £122bn deficit. This is what you inherit.

02

Set your policies

Choose your governing philosophy then fine-tune the levers — migration caps, NHS spending, housebuilding targets, training investment, border enforcement.

03

Run and observe

Simulate 1 to 10 years forward. Watch the dashboard change. Every outcome links to a causal explanation. Inspect or challenge the model at any point.

Britain 2036 is a transparent, evidence-based policy simulation. Every relationship in the model is inspectable. Every assumption can be challenged. This is not a black box — it is a structured set of trade-offs built on ONS, NHS England, OBR, Home Office, IFS, and Migration Observatory data.

Model assumptions, sources, and confidence levels available in the Challenge the Model panel.