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Audley’s Unconventionally Wise Person of the Year 2024
At Audley, we draw on our principle of ‘Unconventional Wisdom’ to find solutions to the challenges facing our clients. This award recognises a leader or person who over the past year pushed boundaries by thinking or acting in a unique way.
Audley’s Cultural Highlights of 2024
As we round out 2024, the Audley team select their cultural highlights from another great year of books, theatre, music, and television.
Listen, learn, lead – reflections on political leadership in 2024 from Sir Anthony Seldon
Audley recently hosted leading political commentator, historian, and educationalist Sir Anthony Seldon for a breakfast briefing at our offices. Here are the lessons in leadership that we took away…
The Value of Wisdom in a Multigenerational Workforce: Embracing the Insights of 60+ Employees
As people aged 60 and over increasingly choose to stay in work, Annie Coleman, Senior Advisor at Audley, examines the wealth of value they add to the workplace.
Geo-politics, The Threat to The West, and The European Dilemma
Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Senior Advisor in geopolitics at Audley, Associate Fellow at RUSI, and former Commander of the SAS, offers his ‘reflections from the side-lines’ on the precarious state of geopolitics.
Brat Summer’s Over. Kamala Harris’ Real Fight Begins.
As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare to face off in their first debate, Audley Associate Harri Adams asks: what are the Democratic candidate’s policies?
Boxnote: Draghi Report on the future of European competitiveness
Audley Director Rolf Merchant analyses Mario Draghi’s report the “Future of European Competitiveness,” to understand the former Italian PM’s priorities for unlocking European economic growth.
Audley’s Cultural Highlights: Summer 2024
Need a book to get lost in on your summer holidays? Or music while relaxing on the beach? The Audley team share their cultural highlights of the summer.
The Best of the Summer Wines, Part 2: Picnics
“Summer Breeze makes me feel fine…” Especially with a glass of wine. In Part 2 of our wine recommendations for Summer ‘24, Audley Senior Advisor and wine connoisseur Annie Coleman offers her picks of must-try picnic wines.
Boxnote: Changes to Non-dom Tax Regime
What does the end of the ‘non-dom’ tax regime mean? Audley Policy Director Chris Maitland answers.
The Best of the Summer Wines, Part 1: BBQs
In Part 1 of our wine recommendations for Summer ’24, Audley Senior Advisor and wine connoisseur Annie Coleman offers her picks of must-try wines for our readers to enjoy at their summer BBQs.
Boxnote: The King’s Speech
Audley Director Rolf Merchant summarises the key bills from HM King Charles III’s speech.
Weekend Box #116: Life's No Beach at G7 Resort & more
In this week’s Box: Italian PM welcomes delegates to the G7, a history of horror repeats in Darfur, Donald Trump finds unlikely support in Silicon Valley & more
Weekend Box #115: À La Modi? Not Any More…, Debates & more
In this week’s Box: PM comes out swinging in first debate with Keir Starmer, Modi suffers setbacks in Indian election, security concerns at Paris Olympics & more
Weekend Box #114: A Tri-Ing Time, Audley Talks Trade & more
In this week’s Box: Our humble opinion on opinion polls, trilateral talks in Seoul, a one-of-a-kind album is finally heard by the public & more
Weekend Box #113: What’s the Rush, Rish? & more
In this week’s Box: Conservatives and Labour gear up for July election, a crucial visit for France’s President Macron, AI causing trouble & more
Weekend Box #112: Seeds of Unrest in Kashmir, Cannes & more
In this week’s Box: Violence and tragedy in attempts to quell protests in Kashmir, the hottest summer on record, a charged atmosphere at Cannes 2024 & more
Weekend Box #111: Will Ofcom Crack the Code?, Scholz Beefs Up Baltics & more
In this week’s Box: Chad elects a new president, Ofcom publishes its Children’s Safety Code, Toyota puts brakes on profit growth & more
Weekend Box #110: Sunak’s Mayoral 'Mare, Quinn Calls it Quits & more
In this week’s Box: UK goes to the polls for local elections, the Red Roses rise to Six Nations victory, residents of a film estate used in a classic film rebuke demolition plans & more
Weekend Box #109: Milei Gets Matey with NATO, Red Alert & more
In this week’s Box: Short sellers make big profits on falling tech shares, spies have the UK & Europe on ‘Red alert’, the Venice Biennale & more