There is not much gain for any big corporation or its chief executive to upset a sitting Prime Minister and government. Hence the announcement that…
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
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Ten years ago, my book about the rivalry between Columbus, Cabot and Vespucci was published (Toward the Setting Sun, still available!). And for me, two…
Whatever happened to free trade? I keep on asking this question given that the economic establishment is firmly committed to it in name, but acts…
The political Right has always had a rather narrow interpretation of ‘pro-business’. It has interpreted it as deregulation and the euphemism of ‘flexible Labour markets.’…
I have just finished a call with Vodafone to renew my mobile phone subscription. The gentleman on the other line was very courteous. Maybe more…
My friend David Boyle recently wrote about the re-birth of liberal economics. In particular, the renewed attention on tackling monopoly power. As he mentioned, this trend has…
Last month, I spent a day hi yu at a public-sector shared services conference in Manchester. The experience moved me to write. I hope it…
The pension implications of the collapse of Carillion are scandalous – as well as tragic for the people involved. Senior management used cash, debt and asset…
In our review of corporate governance last year, we took the view that the UK should move from its primary focus on ‘creating shareholder value’ to a…
A few weeks ago I received a mass email from Lufthansa. They were about to change the miles awards for their frequent flyer programme. They…
The debate has moved on, and “Whitehall sources” confirm it. No longer are government ministers talking about the battle between “hard and soft Brexit” –…
I have just spent a couple of days in Paris. It was raining much of the time. But Paris is still Paris. In my meetings here, the contrast with…