I’m captivated by the drama and sporting excellence of the Paris Olympics. Besides the action itself, the Games always reflect how countries feel about themselves:…
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
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The Conservatives’ reluctance to talk about Brexit before 4 July is not at all surprising given its evident failure in economic terms, but the few…
I write as the cabinet reshuffle is still on-going. Already, however – with all due respect to what feels like the 300th housing minister in…
Our chart for this month looks at Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2022 and comes from Navigating Through Turbulence, the EY UK Attractiveness Survey. As…
Despite appearances, crises don’t happen overnight. The conditions build up over long periods of time and end up being triggered by some event or other….
The Northern Ireland Protocol has become one of the flashpoints of UK/EU relations post-Brexit. Are any lasting solutions possible given the many different and conflicting…
“Nobody in politics seems to know what the real problems are, let alone how to fix them. The government lurches from one ‘fix’ to another,…
Two decades and a bit ago, my son and his friend devised a game. They rolled matchbox cars down the banister and cheered as they…
We have one major supermarket in our high street – it’s a Co-op. Though, yes, I know a new Budgens is opening almost opposite. Its…
This article appeared in Times of Malta Why is anyone surprised? A battle has broken out between the EU and the UK government around the…
Why is anyone surprised? A battle has broken out between the EU and the UK government around the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol. It…
In December 2019, Boris Johnson won a decisive victory in the general election, in large part because he promised to “Get Brexit Done”. By the…