Diary: Tory Conference 2026
Greetings from Birmingham and the Conservative Party Conference, with Editor William Cash.
Davos is meant to be the place where the global public affairs class can compress a year of stakeholder management into five days, with a badge, a diary, and a blizzard outside. In 2026 it is also where the public language of cooperation collides with the private mechanics of leverage.
Greetings from Birmingham and the Conservative Party Conference, with Editor William Cash.
Europe may already be entering a new phase of confrontation with Russia, one in which the distinction between peace and conflict becomes increasingly difficult to identify.
Andy Burnham has reignited debate over Brexit renegotiations following comments at the Labour Party conference on Tuesday and on the Today programme on Wednesday morning.
As the UK commits further funding to Ukraine’s reconstruction, British companies are expanding their involvement in energy, finance and defence, creating new opportunities for long-term economic cooperation.
The accusation that AI has the potential to ‘kill all humans’ in the next decade has sent shockwaves around the world, but what are the controversial AI companies’
Healey’s affirmative line “There is nothing progressive about losing control” did little to stir ‘hype’ amongst conference attendees nor City bankers, but he is right to say it
In the latest addition of the Industry Reacts series, Lucy Carrier-Pilkington approaches leaders in hospitality to see their thoughts on the proposed ‘tourist tax’
The government's new 5% tourism tax and overnight levy is the last thing the UK's hospitality sector needs, says William Cash
The question of money buying influence in politics is centuries old and not going away
The Prime Minister’s first foreign visit was a welcome act of solidarity. But for Ukraine, British friendship will be judged by whether it can help unlock the air