I enjoyed listening to this interview with my friend and former colleague Bill Kovacic on Nick Levy’s excellent Antitrust Review podcast.
In the podcast, Bill talks about what first attracted…
From Blair and Brown to Starmer and Reeves
As the general election get closer, those of us who worked for the last Labour government often get asked how different we…
The FCA should think twice - but so should companies calling for political intervention
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed changing its approach to naming companies that are subject…
Traditionalists and progressives will both lose out if they favour delegitimization over dialogue
I’m writing this from Washington DC where the American Bar Association is holding its annual…
Avoid the technocratic trap, the wishful thinking trap, the mediamacro trap and the false analogy trap
The American economist Alan Blinder once set out what he called the lamppost theory…
How the economy affects the outcome of elections - and what this means for Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer
The Budget post-match analysis has included plenty of speculation over whether,…
This submission covers questions 1-4 and 8-10 in the Committee’s call for evidence. It relates mainly to the economic regulators i.e. bodies such as Ofcom and Ofgem which guide or…
Independent regulators are increasingly under fire — so why does their independence matter? How much power should they be granted? And how can they be held accountable?
The spotlight is…
Politicians, regulators and investors can all encourage corporate short-termism – but there are ways that CEOs can overcome the pressure.
Six months ago, I handed in my UK government ID…