The Western Alliance and black elephants
Julian Lindley-French is Chairman of The Alphen Group and Senior Fellow of Institute for Statecraft, London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AR6QADCO3k&feature=youtu.be
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Britain negotiates a precarious New Normal amid daunting policy challenges
September has found Britain in a jittery mood. After the intense first wave of COVID-19 relented over the summer, the past two weeks have seen the number of cases rise back up to over 3,000 per day. The timing of the uptick is particularly…
Brexit, l’illusione di Londra
Il divorzio inglese dall’Ue senza uno straccio di accordo commerciale comincia ad apparire possibile. Si vedrà meglio al termine del round negoziale di questa settimana a Bruxelles. Ma va intanto capita la premessa: il “no deal”, la…
London calling Huawei out
After much deliberation, in mid-July the British government decided to implement restrictions on the role of controversial Chinese company Huawei in the UK’s next-generation 5G telecommunications network. Mobile providers will not be able…
Covid-19: What went wrong in Britain
The British government did not have a “good crisis”. On a raft of metrics, the UK’s coronavirus outbreak ranks among the worst in Europe, if the not the worst altogether. To date, official counts have recorded 300,000 coronavirus cases and…