Alastair Campbell

One of the things that strikes me is that it's not just the rise of China, but the collapse of Europe and the West, which is part of this story.

Take the story back, not very long, in 2003.

The Chinese economy is still the seventh largest economy in the world.

It's smaller than the Italian economy.

And when Alistair was in office, Britain, France, Germany were, in relative terms, much, much more substantial powers.

Their economic weight was bigger than that of China.

Cumulatively, they were closer to the United States.

Even in 2008, the size of the European economy was the same size as the American economy.

It's now 50% smaller very quickly.

Is part of the story here that we've lost what

Britain, France, Germany, the European Union was able to contribute maybe from 1989 through to the mid-2000s in terms of a third leg to the stool.

Alistair, Arne, let's take a quick break and then back for more.

Well, how are they doing that?

Well, to start, their Electric Streets of Britain initiative aims to support local authorities in accelerating the UK's on-street charging infrastructure.

And it's exactly what you want to see from Vauxhall, which is, of course, a British brand, a proud partner of Team GB.

Vauxhall's also supporting the next generation of athletes on their journey to the 2028 Olympics.

China, going forward, how do we balance one story, which is this is this amazing planning country.

You actually were a professor at Tsinghua University, where we hear they're producing the best engineering graduates in the world.

They're catching up on AI.

They're right there with rare earths and critical minerals and renewables.