On 12 November, a major international conference on Libya was held in Paris, co-chaired by the leaders of France, Germany and Italy, as well as…
On 12 November, a major international conference on Libya was held in Paris, co-chaired by the leaders of France, Germany and Italy, as well as…
I agree with the commentary that Richard Rogers, our favourite British architect, was a giant. But I did cross swords with him once – the…
Read foreign media, you Numpties! Normally, I like to meander my way to my conclusion in the style of a normal columnist. I lay out…
In yet another week of white, hot outrage in Parliament, John McNally MP (SNP, Falkirk) bravely rose on his hindlegs and asked the Prime Minister…
This may seem a peculiar post to write on a thinktank blog, yet writing it is a result of my sense that beliefs are at…
And so we have it…. While Britain flounders on under Boris Johnson and its obsession with cross-channel immigrants, sleaze and Peppa Pig, the bank-manager-like Olaf…
‘Levelling-up’ is an effective slogan. Just like ‘Get Brexit Done’ before it and ‘Take Back Control’ before that. As painful negotiations with the EU continue,…
Within the worlds of finance, business and politics, decision makers often have little understanding of the other spheres and their importance; the language and discourse…
I came home from the Radix Big Tent ‘London Leaders’ Summit’, about the future of regeneration, with a sense of quiet inspiration. What was inspiring…
Modern central banks play an outsize role in our economic development through their central role in both monetary policy and financial regulation. Many are now…
Coventry 2021 Big Tent Ideas Festival focused on four key areas – Green Growth, Healthy Growth, Inclusive Growth and Global Connectivity. The discussions provoked a…
Two ideas that have taken very different turns over the last forty years are the nation and the community. Nationalism has re-emerged as a potent…