Insights

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...

Sarah Sands, spoke to the award-winning political columnist Matthew d’Ancona on Wednesday 24th March. Matthew spoke about his new...

Policy preview: Washington’s weapons in tax treaty fight“If the U.S. came down on tax havens in the same way...

Sarah Sands spoke to The Rt Hon Caroline Flint about managing change in business and politics. Given her former...

Policy preview: boundary review bluesBritain is overdue for a parliamentary constituency boundary review. Two efforts to do so since...

Policy preview: net neutrality and the internet regulation fightPerhaps the greatest US regulatory battle of the last decade –...

Policy preview: putting the green in German“Germany is Europe’s heart.” Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek Finance Minister German voters are...

Lorna Cobbett, Hawthorn’s Managing Director, spoke with Dr Eliza Filby, a writer, speaker and consultant who specialises in generational...

Policy preview: the forthcoming filibuster fightThe US Senate’s ability to only corral 57 votes to convict Donald Trump on...

Policy preview: monetary policy and the TreasuryIndications of government policy do not always come from ministers briefing journalists or...

Policy preview: the rock in a hard placeThe UK’s transition period out of the EU formally ended on 31...

Policy Preview: Return of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)US President-elect Joe Biden will seek to rebuild the global trade...

Policy Preview: The UK’s other transition dealOn 14 December, the UK Government released its much-awaited Energy White Paper, laying...

Policy Preview: Batteries for BritainBatteries are the new diesel, or so the proponents of electric vehicles would have us...