2026-04-13
20 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Jason Palmer.
And I'm Rosie Blau.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Britain's dairy farmers are suffering from too much of a good thing.
Milk production is through the roof, even as demand is declining.
We ask why, instead of turning it into cheese or yogurt or milk powder,
many farmers are simply pouring it down the drain.
And decades on, Cambodia is still strewn with landmines and unexploded bombs
from the Vietnam War and Khmer Rouge era.
Destroying them is dangerous and time consuming.
Now, it's found a novel method.
First up, though...
Last night, jubilation on the streets of Budapest.
Victor Orban, whose corrupt and increasingly autocratic Fidesz party has ruled Hungary for 16 years, lost yesterday's election.
The result is painful for us, but clear, Orban said in his concession speech.
The opposition Tisza party, under charismatic leader Peter Magyar, won a thumping majority.
This is an election with consequences far beyond the country's borders, and Hungarians have overwhelmingly voted for change.
This is an extraordinarily significant election, and people in Hungary who backed the opposition are elated.