Lizzy CryarAccount Executive

It takes a (retirement) village: The new social care solutions shaking up the sector

It’s no secret that the UK’s population is aging, with one in seven people predicated to be over 75 by 2040. Retirees are now thinking about the care they will need in old age earlier...Read more

The Polish Paradox: how investors can navigate Poland’s new normal

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 future is female: how women’s health got technical

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

May be she can keep it up? The great survivor survives another crisis

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

Why Investors should start caring about what the government thinks of national security

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

Brexit, Boris and the Budget

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

Investments and National Security: Has the party of business had a reality check?

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

What the Brexit white paper means for financial services

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