In this era of major technological advancements, the Covid-19 pandemic has supercharged changes, especially in the way we communicate and work. Organisations are changing rapidly to a flexible digital office environment. While the talk is prominently about co-working space and working from home, there is a need to focus on the most expensive cost: the […]
Originally published August 2021. Why the retail real estate world should take note. In The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway famously writes, “‘How did you go bankrupt?’ ‘Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.’” The quote expertly captures the idea that humans in business and life can be exceedingly inept at responding to slow-moving changes which pose […]
President Biden once hoped to attend the 31 October start of the Glasgow UN Climate Conference having signed a massive new package of climate-related spending. A New York Times analysis undertaken by Margot Sanger-Katz and Alicia Parlapiano estimated that $675bn of President Biden’s original $4.7tr ‘Build Back Better’ plan would have been earmarked for subsidies and tax credits […]
Seldom since its civil war and prior to that its battle for independence, has America’s internal future/fortunes been so vulnerable to the actions of outsiders serving their own ambitions. This time, however, it isn’t dealing with the conflicting colonial interests of the British, French, Spanish and indeed Mexican empires, but a singular Asian powerhouse. This […]
I love October and I hate to see it pass so quickly. My love and I ate dinner outdoors last Friday and it felt like the Last Time and as an old man, I find Lasts rather painful. I rode the Amtrak into New York from Boston, with that delicious flight in Queens as the […]
World’s biggest banks’ latest initiative at COP26 is a step backwards. Over 450 of the world’s banks have committed to a new initiative at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, which is designed to decarbonise their investments. Overseen by former Bank of England supremo Mark Carney, the banks and other financial institutions signing up to Gfanz (the Glasgow Financial […]
How long can it last? Visiting logistics facilities is a big part of my working life. Not my favourite part – memories of teenage nights spent toiling away in a Shropshire butter factory may have something to do with that – but a necessary one in this booming sector. Demand for logistics has never been […]
Originally published September 2021. Virtually no one in Washington even pretends to be concerned about federal spending and deficits anymore. The Biden administration is going wild as the US nears the debt-to-GDP record set after World War II. Under President George W Bush, he and Congress increased domestic outlays faster than during Lyndon Johnson’s ‘Great […]
Our research gives a clue. Flick through a news feed on your phone and you are likely to scroll across an article discussing the heated rivalries of the new space race. Forget the geopolitical struggles of a cold war. This time, it’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk versus Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: the two richest men in the world duking it […]
A new approach to sustainable food production. As the saying goes, we live in interesting times. The pandemic has impacted upon all our lives, and will shape our futures and plans. During all the restrictions, the importance of our food supply has been highlighted and perhaps put a little more focus on home production. This […]
