Leadership
Andy Burnham's biggest problem: sales
Can the marketing CEO build and deliver a sales plan?
Government
Insights on government policy, public-sector decision-making, regulation and the political forces influencing business, markets and national priorities.
Leadership
Geopolitics
Can you take Rachel with you?
Sir Keir Starmer moves on leaving the UK in leadership limbo again
Geopolitics
Hide and seek or 40 mins of screen time?
Is Starmer's social media ban for under 16s a good idea or another underscoped U-turn in waiting?
Geopolitics
Why China leads the startup ecosystem
The government tries to help rather than add friction
Leadership
You do you
A lesson from Keir Starmer's latest failcake of a speech
Leadership
Whodunnit?
A masterclass in English language and defensive communication
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
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
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
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
Growth
Can Business Grow in a Budget That Doesn’t Like Business?
After all the rumours and leaks, the business community listened with its head in hands yesterday braced for what was due to be another pickaxe to its aspiration. The expectation was that Rachel Reeve’s budget would tax air, breathing, hands, moving and looking at things. Dogs and cats
Leadership
Overwoke and underpaid: Can the BBC recover (again)?
Hello Children Today, the squirrels are in the boardroom doing their: Libel Badge. "Everyone," winks Baldrick. "I've got a cunning plan. We'll splice different parts of the US president's speech to make it look like he meant something else." Daddy Pig is taking notes. "Isn't he one of the
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