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We talk at Hawthorn about being a values driven company and sometimes we get the chance to take a...

As the Bank of England warns that we could be facing our longest recession since records began, with the...

Those were the words of Stripe’s CEO Patrick Collison as he announced a 14% reduction in the size of...

By Sarah Sands, Partner The Platinum Jubilee celebrations were about 70 years of history but they also turned into...

By Sarah Sands, Partner As Platinum Jubilee flags appeared on the streets and the Chelsea Flower Show put native...

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah-Jane Wakefield who has joined Hawthorn as a Director. Sarah-Jane specialises...

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Felix Meston who has joined Hawthorn as a Director. For over...

It’s a tough time to be a journalist in the traditional media. According to the Reuters Digital News Report,...

We are delighted to welcome Jamie Plotnek who joins Hawthorn as a Director. Jamie is a sustainability, climate and...

Hawthorn’s Board Director, Guto Harri, spent 18 years at the BBC before taking on some of the most demanding...

Policy preview: Singapore’s slingThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and G20 agreement to implement a global minimum...

The last time I was in a room full of newspaper editors it was to discuss press regulation, so...

Policy preview: Uranium’s return?In September, uranium spot prices returned to levels last witnessed in 2012, spurred by hopes that...

Hawthorn Advisors is delighted to announce the appointment of Stephen Atkinson to lead our financial services business. He brings...

We are delighted to announce the appointments of Director Josh Leigh and Associate Director Rebecca Durnin. Josh is a...

Policy preview: double Irish surpriseIreland’s political economy is set to undergo a rather momentous shift. As a result of...

Policy preview: referanda to the rescue?Planning reform has long been seen as a bugbear for the Conservative Party. Even...

Policy preview: defence’s defenceUK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has made plenty of headlines in recent weeks amid the emotional...

Dollars and sense: internal activism‘Green’ investment funds and public pressure are forcing big oil firms to change their behaviours,...

Policy Preview: London Listings“The world clings to its old mental picture of the stock market because it’s comforting; because...

Dollars and sense: Equity for private equity?“The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain...

Dollars and sense: charging growth“Lithium is common. (The) hard part is turning Lithium salt or clay into extremely pure...

Dollars and sense: Much ado about Chesham and Amersham“Like one that draws the model of a house, beyond his...

While the match between England and Croatia was at its most exciting, I was poring over the final communiqué...

Policy preview: Boris’ social test“Providing better social care for older people who need it is a cause worth fighting...

Policy preview: ending the debt ceiling?The US’ debt ceiling is among the most despised institutions of US politics, from...

Following the poor performance of the Labour Party’s recent election results and the subsequent botched reshuffle, the direction of...

Policy preview: crypto, leverage and regulation“Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer it electronically, but they...

Policy preview: mutually assured construction“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” Dr. Strangelove, or How...

Policy preview: the fate of Brazil’s petrol taxes“Brazil, Land of the Future and always will be!” Stefan Zweig Brazil...