A war fought thousands of miles from British shores has found its way into the weekly budgets of ordinary households, as the disruption to global energy flows from the Iran conflict reshapes what families can afford. By the end of 2027, the average UK household will have absorbed a £2,400 loss in real purchasing power — not through a single blow, but through the slow, compounding pressure of higher energy costs and interest rates held stubbornly high. The Centre for Economics and Business Research places the national toll at £70.4bn in eroded disposable income, a figure that transforms geopoli