The Global Counsel Podcast

How are small businesses innovating in unprecedented times? On a recent Global Counsel event, Practice Lead Alex Dawson is joined by a distinguished panel to explore how small businesses have adapted and transformed during the pandemic, and whether these changes are here to stay. They focus on the policy landscape impacting small businesses, the implications of shifts in consumer spending behaviou...

What do recent events in Poland tell us about the rule of law in the EU? Stephen Adams, Anikó Zsebik and Denzil Davidson look at how the question of EU-level legislation has collided with current events in Poland and what it means for other member states and the wider debate on sovereignty. They focus on the Polish government's treatment of its media and its judiciary, the relationship between nat...

The UK’s presidency of the climate change conference COP26 was seized as an opportunity to define themselves as a leader in this space on the global stage. The key goals set out by Alok Sharma, COP26 President, was “cars, coal, cash, and trees”, with other important areas requiring resolution being the finalisation of the emissions trading chapter of the Paris Agreement. Halfway through COP26, cou...

Chris Rinkus, Practice Lead, US Political due diligence; Miranda Lutz, Senior Associate; and Ben Bassett, Associate, discuss how the elections on November 2nd will affect the Biden administration’s agenda. They focus on the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial race results and explore their policy implications for the bipartisan infrastructure bill and President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, as...

The UK Spending Review and Budget on October 27th mark a pivot point for this government, with the Treasury hoping to re-assert control of spiralling pandemic spending and the government aiming to show progress on their policy priorities as set out in the 2019 manifesto. Alex Dawson, Rebecca Park, Joe Armitage and Lilah Howson-Smith unpack the ‘red box’ and what its contents means for businesses....

‘Top in tech’ is a new monthly episode from the GC tech policy team. Each month, the team will lift the lid on the latest in Europe’s ‘techlash’, identifying where the debate is heading in London and Brussels, the politics behind it, and what this might mean for the apps and online services we use every day. Conan D’Arcy Senior Practice Lead for TMT is joined by Senior Associate Megan Stagman who...

With artists pushing for reform to the music streaming economy, and rates of pay for streaming the lowest they have ever been, it’s been only a matter of time before the industry caught the attention of UK policymakers. Conan D'Arcy, Megan Stagman and Nick Hendrix discuss the current landscape of the UK music industry to analyse why it has been hitting the headlines, and why it is attracting polit...

The European Commission has released its proposals on how to ease the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. They contain far-reaching proposals in some areas, such as facilitative measures for goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. They are light on details in others. Critically, they are silent on certain issues raised by the UK government, such as the role of the Europea...

Energy prices have been rising across the world over the past few weeks. Energy prices fluctuations have already occurred in the past, but this time the world is emerging from a global pandemic and high gas and power prices could hamper recovery. Where is this energy crisis coming from and what are its drivers going forward? What further policies will governments and the European Union introduce?...

Another October, another party conference season is over in the UK. With a speech to the Conservative faithful in the Manchester hall, the Prime Minister set out what the second half of his parliamentary term might look like. Crucially, while he gave details of what he wanted to do, questions about the cost of living, the NHS backlog and net-zero ahead of the October Spending review and the winter...

The Fit for 55 package currently being negotiated sets out much of the legislative backbone that will drive Europe toward net zero. A key challenge that could break the green deal’s success is achieving effective integration of energy systems in transport, industry and power production across the 27-member bloc. Billions of investments are at stake and European operators and investors are likely t...

With the German parliamentary elections and Angela Merkel’s departure after sixteen years, the scene seems set for profound changes, with months of coalition haggling ahead. But with a change of players and, maybe, a change of parties, will much really change in German politics? And how will that affect policy at home and in the EU?Denzil Davidson, Adviser on EU Institutions; Thomas Gratowski, Sen...

In-conversation with Matt Bennett, Executive VP for Policy, Third Way; and Erin Caddell, President, Global Counsel USA, discussing the current US political and policy landscape, and the outlook for the fall legislative season and beyond. They discuss what the impact on Biden’s domestic agenda from the US missteps in Afghanistan and the rise of the Delta variant will be; how the debate over the $1....

Rishi Patel, Practice Lead for Policy Communications, Stephen Adams, Senior Director and Rebecca Park, Senior Practice Lead for Financial Services discuss new research commissioned by Global Counsel looking at public attitudes to inflation, price rises and the cost of living. They discuss public perceptions around the covid recovery, how the public understands inflation and its implications, and,...

This summer, we are revisiting episodes from the Global Counsel podcast archive, looking at what they can tell us about topical developments in public policy and regulation ahead of the autumn. From COP26 to the education system in the US, the GC team offers timeless insight into global and national trends to look out for across sectors and around the world. This week, we share our conversation wi...

This summer, we are revisiting episodes from the Global Counsel podcast archive, looking at what they can tell us about topical developments in public policy and regulation ahead of the autumn. From COP26 to the education system in the US, the GC team offers timeless insight into global and national trends to look out for across sectors and around the world. This week, we share our conversation wi...

On a recent event for the Global Counsel network, Tom White, Director; Ermenegilda Boccabella, Adviser in climate, energy and emissions reductions regulatory policy; and Giorgio Corbetta, Senior Associate, examine the Fit for 55 package and analyse its implications for the energy, manufacturing and transport sectors. They break down the package and explore the magnitude of change businesses will h...

In-conversation with Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow at Brookings, former Deputy Assistant to the US President and Senior Director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council; and Denzil Davidson, former Special Adviser to the previous British Prime Minister and Adviser on EU and multilateral policy at Global Counsel, discussing the last four years of US policy and what has changed...

Global Counsel brings together the leaders of the four UK regulators for a panel discussion about the future of digital regulation. The speakers include Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive, Competition and Markets Authority; Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive, Ofcom; Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioners Office; Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority, a...

Alex Dawson, Practice Lead for UK politics and policy; Lilah Howson-Smith, Senior Associate; and Joe Armitage, Lead Analyst for UK politics discuss UK policy divergence after Brexit, following our recent event series. They focus on areas where divergence is already occurring, the areas where it isn't, and future opportunities for businesses and sectors to make the case for doing things differently...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Mansion House speech set out a new “vision” for UK financial services. In a bonus episode, Denzil Davidson, Adviser; Rebecca Park, Senior Practice Lead for Financial Services; and Stephen Adams, Senior Director, unpack what the speech means for business and investors. They focus on the future regulatory landscape for financial services; looking at what the government means...

In a bonus episode, Rishi Patel, Practice Lead for Policy Communications and Matt Bevington, Senior Associate; discuss Labour’s victory in the Batley and Spen by-election. They explore what the result means for Keir Starmer’s leadership, the party’s future electoral prospects and its wider political strategy. For more insights on UK politics and policy, click here: bit.ly/3dDWTuHThe views expresse...

Ermenegilda Boccabella, Energy & Climate Adviser; and Dr Harpreet Sood, Health Adviser and practicing clinician, look at the impact of climate change on human health. They focus on how climate change exacerbates weather patterns, the role that climate has in the spread of infectious diseases, and how governments are aligning public health intiatives with net-zero policy. You can read more insights...

Was Portugal’s push for a social recovery a success? Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Portugal and Peter Mandelson, Chairman of Global Counsel discuss Portugal’s EU presidency, including the recent informal heads of government summit in Porto. They focus on Portugal’s EU presidency, the EU’s external policy and economic recovery from the pandemic. GC is hosting a series of events...

This week, Miranda Lutz, Senior Associate in our US office is joined by Frederick Michell, Associate in the Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia practice, to discuss the implications of US-Russia relations on the tech industry. They focus on what the US-Russia controversies might mean for the industry in the wake of the G7 and NATO summits, how the tech industry can be affected by fluctuations...