For the past three weeks, my blogs have been looking at the topical theme of going for growth and the need to boost manufacturing, to ensure that access to the internet is universal, and to get better value for money from UK infrastructure. These are really our top priorities given that in the three ...
Continuing debates on both sides of the Atlantic show just how the world is separating into two communities. Those mostly in the Eastern part of the globe, other than Japan, have, like China, expanding economies, high growth rates, low interest rates and are heavily investing in infrastructure. In contrast, ...
The visit of President Obama has been the highlight for the UK this week, illustrating the vital nature of the UK-US relationship to be a rock-solid bastion for promoting our jointly shared values and beliefs. As President Obama said in his historic speech to the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, ...
As we come out of one of the biggest financial and economic crises in modern history, there are still many obstacles for Europe and the United States to overcome on the journey towards economic recovery. Remember that this is more of a Transatlantic than a global phenomenon as Asian economies ...
Over the last few days I was in the US, meeting with leading US policy-makers and getting an insight into the current political mood across the Atlantic. I visited both Washington and San Francisco for meetings in my role as Chairman of the Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) and a Member ...
With the UK General Election now behind us, I am happy to be resuming my weekly blog looking at long term trends and their implications for our daily life in Britain and the rest of Europe. With the new coalition government now in place, it is interesting to note that ...
For much of this week I have been in Washington DC, in my role as Chairman of the Transatlantic Policy Network, meeting with Congressmen, businessmen and academics, most of whom share the view that a stronger transatlantic partnership will be more important than ever in an emerging multi-polar world.
I was ...
This week I have been spending time in Washington D.C., meeting with a cross-section of politicians, think-tankers and others from across the political spectrum linked to the activities of the Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN). What is the political atmosphere like in the town?
The healthcare debate dominates the landscape. The related ...
