BLOGS | Sam Beatson, Ph.D.

The clean-energy utility has surpassed ExxonMobil in market capitalisaion—and shows no signs of slowing

What the armed forces can teach business October 24, 2020

Fighting spirit

How the Conservatives lost the argument over the size of the state October 22, 2020

State intervention is more popular than it has been for years – but the left should be careful not to overreach. It wasn’t so long ago that the right of British politics wanted to radically slash the size of the state. I’m not talking about Cameron-era austerity, which was largely about rebalancing, but something much […]

Mind the data gap: why do so few women report sexual harassment on the London Underground? October 22, 2020

Women account for the majority of public transport journeys in the capital, but men are more likely to report when they have been victims of crime. A few years ago, Liv Wasson was taking the London Underground home from work. As she sat in a quiet carriage she could feel someone staring at her. Looking up, she […]

Italy SpA offers an object lesson in corporate decline October 22, 2020

How the leopard lost its spots

KAL’s cartoon October 22, 2020

Business this week October 22, 2020

Politics this week October 22, 2020

Rishi Sunak's delay in offering further economic support reflects two important truths October 22, 2020

The hesitation shows that the government thinks it can afford to lockdown with less support in Labour-voting areas. Rishi Sunak is set to introduce further economic support measures to support businesses in tier two areas. Inevitably, the Chancellor will be accused of London-centrism, because he refrained from introducing bespoke tier two measures until London (and Birmingham, where the […]

Why Rishi Sunak’s most painful U-turn is the fault of George Osborne October 22, 2020

The Chancellor’s biggest policy and political defeat is a result of the introduction of metro mayors outside of London. In the biggest setback so far in his short and glittering career, today Rishi Sunak made a U-turn on practically everything. He overhauled his job support scheme for businesses that are still open, transforming it from a […]