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The careful art of the corporate victory lap
There is a curious communications problem emerging in European boardrooms: how to talk about success without sounding indecently pleased about it. In...
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Burnham's balancing act: Policy trade-offs for the new PM
Andy Burnham is facing one of his first major challenges as Prime Minister with the early release of prisoners, including those responsible for the...
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Planning and Infrastructure Act: opportunity, flexibility and a shift in culture
We were delighted to host members of the National Infrastructure Planning Association (NIPA) for a breakfast event last week looking at the...
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From Burnham to Bev: The Greater Manchester coronation without a crowd
After the political dramas of the early summer, and the ascension of Andy Burnham to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in just over a decade...
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Fiscal devolution moves from theory to reality as PM announces new powers for England’s mayors
Unveiling what the government described as the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation, Prime Minister Andy Burnham last week set...
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FIFA’s own goal was years in the making
Some might see FIFA’s failed attempt to sell a stake in the World Cup a little bit like an overconfident child playing a game of Jenga. Little Johnny...
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All change at Number 10: What impact for Britain's nations and regions?
It’s the start of August and in the last of our look-ahead series to the rest of 2026, we turn to our national and regional specialists to assess how...
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Has Reform UK peaked?
At their most successful, political parties are broad coalitions. The objective is to win across a wide section of the country while being identified...
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