A report in the Financial Times has suggested that business leaders are frustrated by a perceived loss of influence in Theresa May’s administration – what they…
A report in the Financial Times has suggested that business leaders are frustrated by a perceived loss of influence in Theresa May’s administration – what they…
Published in the Financial Times Martin Wolf makes some powerful points on the progressive loss of faith in free markets and free trade (Conservatism buries…
At his press conference announcing the Bank of England’s Inflation Report in February this year, Governor Mark Carney joked that the central bankers’ 15 minutes…
It was something of a moment of revelation – a wake-up call – when what passes for a general election campaign suddenly saw a bizarre…
A private, invitation-only event with top business leaders to discuss where the UK should go with corporate governance based on the suggestions we put forward…
Many of us could not avoid being bombarded with news about how United Airlines caused a paying passenger with a valid ticket to be violently…
Published in the Financial Times In the wake of his attempt to identify a whistleblower, some have called for the resignation of Barclays’ Jes Staley…
Mr Staley, Barclays’ CEO, has been sanctioned because of his attempt to identify a corporate whistleblower. Does the episode reflect poor corporate governance standards at…
We keep hearing about the benefits of global trade. Undoubtedly there are many. But can things be taken too far? Fishing has suddenly hit the…
A couple of weeks back we commented on the failed Kraft-Heinz bid for Unilever. It has now emerged that one of the attractions for the…
Published in the Financial Times, 10 March 2017 Sir, John Gapper argues that algorithms will increasingly replace asset managers and that they may do better…
It is time to unpack the phrase ‘inclusive growth’, now that Stephanie Flanders’ report for the Inclusive Growth Commission at the RSA is now published (full…