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Geopolitics

What global politics, trade and regulation mean for companies and the executives who run them.

The Software Tax Geopolitics

The Software Tax

Would you rather have more hospital beds for people or the latest version of Windows? Ooh, tough one. As patients lie on trolleys in hospital corridors, teachers buy classroom supplies out of their own pockets and councils close libraries, the government is paying billions a year for

Dan Ilett · 5 min read min read
Carry on Governing Geopolitics

Carry on Governing

The British have a new hobby, which in cultural terms is right up there with conkers, bunting and Bake Off. Scalping prime ministers has become such a national pastime, it could get its own TV show. Working titles: "Don't lose your seat", or "One in, one out". The British have always been

Dan Ilett · 5 min read min read
SPADness: Are advisors to blame for government cockups? Geopolitics

SPADness: Are advisors to blame for government cockups?

You have to ask, how can UK governments keep getting it so successfully wrong? With 13 major U-turns under its belt and counting, this government has realised its inexperience is costing it voters. The blame - at least a good portion - has landed on the record number of special advisors

Dan Ilett · 5 min read min read
Greenland, Jobs and Labour Chaos Geopolitics

Greenland, Jobs and Labour Chaos

The World Economic Forum in Davos dominated international attention with a tense backdrop of US-Europe friction. President Trump launched a new Board of Peace initiative aimed at Middle East conflict resolution but did so without major allied support, raising questions about diplomatic

Dan Ilett · 2 min read min read
The Prophet of the Stateless Age: What Ian Angell Saw Coming Geopolitics

The Prophet of the Stateless Age: What Ian Angell Saw Coming

A friend of mine runs a boutique consultancy. Recently he told me he's moving to Dubai from the UK. Not for the zero income tax, he said, but he's fed up of taking scrappy projects and being ghosted while his industry suffers and government looks on. In 2000, Professor Ian Angell published

Dan Ilett · 3 min read min read
From the Great Moderation to the Great Fragmentation Geopolitics

From the Great Moderation to the Great Fragmentation

The Executive Summary dinner at the Goring last week was a brilliant mix of debate and divergence. Who doesn't like a showdown of geopolitics with a good beef wellington. Before getting into the how the world is shaping up. Shannon Mahaffey from Origina talked the group about how Big IT

Dan Ilett · 3 min read min read
Mindset Audits and Geopolitics Geopolitics

Mindset Audits and Geopolitics

I'm hosting an Executive Summary dinner at the Goring Hotel in London tonight on Geopolitics and the impact it's having on operational resilience for CEOs. We have some brilliant minds coming - from former cabinet members to chairs of some of the largest organisations. Where the debate is

Dan Ilett · 2 min read min read
Crypto’s Regulatory Turn: London Makes its Move Geopolitics

Crypto’s Regulatory Turn: London Makes its Move

This week, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met in London to align crypto regulation, starting with stablecoins. In a move that signals deeper financial integration with the US and a clear pivot away from Brussels, the two sides agreed to explore joint

Dan Ilett · 2 min read min read
Is 16 Too Young to Vote? Geopolitics

Is 16 Too Young to Vote?

“Please miss, can we leave school early today? It’s election day.” “I beg your pardon, Jimmy? Oh, yes voting, of course. Off you go, but don’t forget your plimsolls and make sure your mother is at the gate to collect you.” Pokemon cards and ballot slips don’t mix. Giving the vote to

Dan Ilett · 2 min read min read