Poland has long been viewed as one of the most attractive countries in Europe for foreign investment. A highly skilled workforce, comparatively low labour costs and enviable geographic links to major European countries contribute to...Read more
The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have created (and been a direct response to) some of the biggest headlines of 2018. They have created a renewed focus on many of the lingering inequalities women continue...Read more
One of Theresa May’s surprise talents as Prime Minister has been her ability to survive almost perpetual political crisis. Time and again we have seen pundits and politicians predict that she will be out the...Read more
When WA first wrote about these changes last month, the government’s proposals for competition regulation were flying under the radar. Thanks to a devastating report by John Fingleton, former Chief Executive of the Office of...Read more
Expectations could hardly have been lower going into the Conservative Party Conference. The Boris Johnson show promised to derail any carefully choreographed messaging from Number 10. The Tories themselves seemed desperately short of ideas, particularly...Read more
The government approach to scrutinising foreign investors has stepped up a gear, with recently introduced measures to block prospective deals in sensitive sectors likely to be the tip of the iceberg. In addition to new measures targeting defence, computing and...Read more
After a difficult few days of infighting over the ‘agreement’ on the UK’s negotiating stance reached at Chequers, government has published its long-awaited Brexit white paper. This sets out (some) detail on the UK’s vision...Read more
With the Brexit negotiations reaching crunch time, the news has been full of speculation on the UK’s future customs relationship with the EU. This is the lynchpin of the Brexit deal and will affect everything...Read more