Category: Columns

Richard Alvin argues the 2026 drought could rival 1976 and, with Reeves’s tax raid and wildflower subsidies, asks who will be left to grow Britain’s food.

Richard Alvin argues Andy Burnham’s first act as Prime Minister must be passing the Hillsborough Law in full, the promise Westminster has broken since 1989.

Somewhere between England’s third goal against Mexico on Sunday night and my second glass of something cold enough to hurt, my phone lit up with the news that FIFA had suspended Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban.

Richard Alvin asks whether World Cup 2026 is judging oranges with oranges when some teams play in 22C air-conditioned comfort while others melt at 39C or gasp at altitude.

Victoria Head, incoming CEO of City Year UK, on why the NEET challenge is a business problem, not just a social one, and how mentoring builds future talent.

Richard Alvin on why incoming PM Andy Burnham should sit down with Andy Street and Prosper UK. Two devolution men, one chance to actually grow the British economy.

On the UK’s hottest day on record, every major party is quietly retreating from net zero and chasing Nigel Farage’s “drill, baby, drill” mood music. Richard Alvin argues that is exactly backwards, and bad for business.

Andy Burnham looks set for No.10. Richard Alvin, a former adviser to David Cameron’s government, asks whether he can win over Britain’s entrepreneurs.

Richard Alvin on Scott Pelley’s firing from 60 Minutes — first Colbert, now CBS’s flagship. The erosion of the US media Edward Murrow built is accelerating.

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Forget premises, plant and pitch decks — the most valuable real estate in any business is the square foot between the founder’s ears. Richard Alvin explains why.

From Colbert’s surprise YouTube debut to Piers Morgan’s Murdoch exit and the BBC’s pivot, linear TV is haemorrhaging talent and viewers — and the slot is dead.

As The Late Show signs off, Richard Alvin argues CBS killed America’s number-one late-night programme to placate a thin-skinned president, and set a chilling precedent for free speech, satire and business.

From Sting’s £240m catalogue sale to The Beatles’ billion-pound back catalogue, the songs of the vinyl era are the ultimate sweat-the-asset masterclass.