If we want better immigration policies, we first need better immigration debates February 25, 2020 It seems odd to suggest that we should talk more about immigration. It is the policy area which attracts perhaps the most wide-ranging and outraged of political commentary, and was undeniably a key driver in the vote to leave the European Union. Yet the quality of the debate, concerned primarily with numbers and rules, has [...]
DEBATE: Does the ‘royal’ brand hold any cachet anyway? February 25, 2020 Harry and Meghan have dropped the word ‘royal’, but does the brand hold any cachet anyway? Max Ottignon, co-founder of branding agency Ragged Edge, says YES. There’s a huge amount of value in the royal brand. It comes with a rich legacy, one that has been carefully curated and protected over time. And it carries [...]
Lessons for Britain over the tragedy of Syria February 25, 2020 The Syrian civil war, which began in 2011, is coming to a bloody end — and, despite so many deaths that the United Nations essentially stopped counting, Bashar al-Assad is victorious. Idlib, the besieged home of the remaining Syrian rebels who fled as regime forces retook the rest of the country, will soon be added [...]
Having a mare? Don’t despair — we all know how that feels February 25, 2020 At the beginning of your career, you’re most likely focused on making yourself desirable and hireable. You have run the gauntlet of rounds of recruitment and been outstanding and keen in your shiny new role. It is all going so well — and then, out of the blue, you hit a bad day. Even if [...]
America has few options to take on Huawei in a 5G fight February 25, 2020 Washington has long maintained that Huawei is a national security threat. It says the company is a risk because China could use its equipment to spy on citizens. Huawei has repeatedly denied those accusations. Under Donald Trump’s presidency, the US has sought to convince countries to ban Huawei outright from next-generation mobile networks known as [...]
From semaphore to algorithms, market misconduct is an age-old challenge February 25, 2020 Misconduct issues in the financial markets can be charted back well over 200 years. Analyse each case, and the same behavioural patterns recur time and time again. An early example comes from 1814 when a conspiracy was formed between Charles de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, and six others to profit from the publication of false [...]
The TfL junk food ad ban was clearly a recipe for failure February 25, 2020 Today marks a year since Transport for London (TfL) introduced a ban on junk food advertising anywhere on its network. But what impact has it had? And what are the lessons for London’s policymakers? One year on, there is little evidence that the ban has achieved much beyond generating a few headlines. In fact, it [...]
Everything old is new again: Stakeholder capitalism is back February 24, 2020 Russ Lidstone, Chief Executive Officer of The Creative Engagement Group, argues that businesses and leaders must embrace “stakeholder capitalism” Mark it down: 2020 could be the start of more than just the new decade. For the first time since 1973, the World Economic Forum has updated its Davos Manifesto to re-emphasise businesses’ commitment to the [...]
When it comes to influencer fraud, the buck stops with Facebook February 24, 2020 Influencer fraud is one of the biggest headaches facing marketers today. As an industry, influencer marketing was worth an estimated £6bn last year, and is forecast to reach £12bn by 2022. Its breakneck growth is largely due to the parallel rise in fortunes of social media giant Instagram. The Facebook-owned platform is home to most [...]
Spending spree could come at a heavy cost February 24, 2020 From the briefings that have been emerging from Downing Street and the Treasury in recent weeks, it is sometimes difficult to remember which party won the last election. Ahead of the Budget, there are reports we could be set for a spending boom to rival Gordon Brown’s pre-election giveaway in 2001 — the very height [...]