It’s Independence Day for Britain: Now the country needs to find a global role June 24, 2016 “You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not – I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the gloom I can see Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see [...]
Brexit or Bremain, the future is bright for the British economy – at least compared to the rest of the EU June 24, 2016 Much ignored in the EU referendum debate was the fact that Europe’s population is ageing rapidly. From having four working-age people for every person aged over 65 today, within a generation the EU will have just two people to support those over 65. However, there are vast differences across the EU, and the good news [...]
In and Out backers must unite after this depressing campaign to build a fraternity for liberty June 24, 2016 When you read this column, the result of the referendum on Britain’s EU membership will be known. Whatever the outcome, we must leave behind the depressing campaigns and move on to a politics of optimism and hope. Whether we vote to stay or vote to leave, those who believe in free trade, openness and a [...]
Has the EU referendum left the United Kingdom a more divided country? June 24, 2016 Brendan O’Neill, editor of spiked, says Yes. The drip-drip message of the Remain camp has been: “politics isn’t for you little people.” With their beatification of experts and sneering at plebs who lack PhDs – for whom the EU is “too difficult” an issue, says Richard Dawkins – they’ve split the public into know-alls and know-nothings. [...]
Meet the tech foals to watch if you’re looking for growth June 23, 2016 London is home to 14 billion-dollar valued tech firms, or unicorns. It is the digital capital of Europe, a hub unrivalled in Stockholm, Berlin, Paris or Tel Aviv. But long-term growth doesn’t come from high profile valuations, but the next generation of emerging businesses. In this year’s European Unicorn 2016 report, our analyst team has [...]
Forget unicorns, it’s all about gazelles June 23, 2016 Investors, founders and journalists tend to become animated when discussing unicorns, those rare tech startups valued at over $1bn. Some consider these companies the pinnacle of success, while others claim they represent market froth and an impending correction. Research released this week by GP Bullhound found that in 2016 Europe as a whole has seven [...]
We French will continue investing in London’s world-beating tech sector no matter what June 23, 2016 We are French and, as such, we have a somewhat complicated relationship with the UK. Waterloo signalled the end of French global leadership, and started 140 years of British supremacy. Adding insult to injury, for a few years the French had to endure arriving in London on Eurostar at Waterloo station. But we fought side-by-side [...]
I’m a migrant and entrepreneur: We all deserve better than Brexit June 23, 2016 I’m a Polish migrant and a successful entrepreneur, and I proudly call London home. Having lived in Krakow, Dublin and New York, it was London’s dynamic intersection of cultures from all over the world (and the EU in particular) that made me want to put down roots here. But sadly that dynamism has started to ebb away [...]
I’ve already voted, but I’ve changed my mind – and it’s all to do with house prices… June 23, 2016 I’ve long been a eurosceptic – suspicious of the EU regime and its unelected, barely accountable opacity-swathed ethos. I’m a democrat and a free markets kind of guy who objects to a lurching federal super-state, any hint of a single currency or a loss of our sovereignty. Unelected autocrats in expensed Mercedes doing as they [...]
EU referendum: Brexit is dominating the conversation at the Cannes Festival of Creativity 2016 June 23, 2016 The annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity is well under way, and here in sunny France, the mood is a little different this year. Yes, there is the usual showcasing of fantastic creative talent, from design triumphs to breakthrough ad campaigns, but this year, there are no personal agendas. One major question is dominating the lecture [...]