Can Defence Spending Save the UK Economy? Andy Haldane’s Bold New Growth Strategy
31/01/2026 by Tony Redondo Andy Haldane, the former Chief Economist of the BoE (Bank of England) and current head of the BCC (British Chambers of Commerce), has issued a pointed critique regarding the Labour Party’s economic competence. In a recent interview with LBC, Haldane argued that the party suffers from a fundamental lack of private-sector […]
Davos 2026: Trump’s “Energy Realism” and the New Global Economic Order
24/01/2026 by Tony Redondo The 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos marked a historic shift, as President Trump transformed the traditional sanctuary of globalist ideals into a high stakes trading floor. Leveraging a record-breaking stock market and surging domestic energy production, Trump bypassed diplomatic niceties in favour of “energy realism” and transactional power. This forced […]
CRITICAL THINKING: The Superpower That Can Save Your Business From Disaster
17.01.2026by Adrian Rhodes of Marketing Consultants, Marketing Consultancy, Consulting Birmingham West Midlands One bad decision can kill a business – but more often it takes two or three. This guest blog just might help you avoid making them. I’m sometimes asked, in varying tones of perplexity, “Adrian, what does a management consultantactually do?” You can […]
The 2026 Hard Power Paradigm: How Resource Dominance in Venezuela and Greenland is Reshaping the World
10/01/2026 by Tony Redondo In 2026, the world has shifted toward a “might is right” paradigm where hard power dictates global standing. This was underscored by the recent US military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro, a tactical success that leaves the Trump administration responsible for a Venezuelan economy decimated by 500% inflation. The currency crisis […]
From Tariffs to Triumphs: How Global Markets Hit New Highs in 2025
03/01/2026 by Tony Redondo In 2025, Trump’s tariffs were supposed to tank markets and trigger a global recession. Instead, global Mergers & Acquisitions value reached $4.8 trillion, the second-highest total on record, trailing only the post-Covid “everything rally” of 2021 and up 36% on 2024. In London, the FTSE 100 stock market index hit 10,000 […]