A dealmaker’s advice to Keir Starmer: Remember Trump’s not a caricature Opinion Ahead of Keir Starmer's pivotal meeting with President Trump, dealmaker Guy Hands gives his best advice on the art of the deal.
There will be winners and losers from AI – but we must embrace it, not shun it Guy Hands AI will benefit some people and their jobs while replacing others - like all historic innovations. But if regulated safely, it will prove ground-breaking in many areas, including education, writes Guy Hands
Mental health in the Square Mile has transformed; it must do in the NHS too Guy Hands I began my career in the cut throat City in 1982. It was an era when the environment was uber macho, almost completely male dominated with an incredibly aggressive culture. It was accepted that this was how you needed to be if you wanted to get on. The atmosphere of no holds barred determination to [...]
As a businessman, Donald Trump knows that success requires compromise: Brexiteers should take note November 15, 2016 With the election of Donald Trump to the White House, we have now experienced political earthquakes on both sides of the Atlantic. Mr Trump’s triumph and the UK’s Brexit vote, both fuelled by public anger, confirm we have moved into a new and much more uncertain political era. Millions of words have already been written [...]
The next Singapore: Britain must seize this opportunity to slash tax and regulation September 15, 2016 I have always been torn over Britain’s relationship with Europe. While I share the loathing of the most passionate Brexiteer for the arrogance of the Brussels elite and their job-destroying regulations, I also fear the largely unintended consequences of what EU withdrawal will mean both for Britain in terms of prosperity and influence, and for [...]
UK energy policy is driven by populism and prejudice: Consumers pay the price December 1, 2014 I CAN imagine ministers’ horror when they read front-page stories earlier this autumn that the UK could suffer blackouts this winter. The speed with which National Grid promised that generating capacity would meet demand, no matter how low temperatures fall, shows how deep are memories of the political damage caused by the three-day week in [...]
The wrong renewables: Why relying on offshore wind will prove a costly error July 14, 2014 Politicians everywhere have to decide between satisfying long-term national needs and achieving short-term electoral rewards. It is hard to imagine a more worrying sign of this conflict – as a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) last month helped highlight – than the present policy confusion in the UK over renewable energy. On the [...]
