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Trump is selling a 50-millisecond head start on Truth Social: Democracy could pay the price

Reed Van Schenck, author of 'The Reactionary Web', argues that Truth Social’s paid Truth API gives wealthy traders advance access to Trump’s market-moving announcements, highlighting how the commodification of information can undermine economic fairness and democracy.…Read more

PODCAST: Chess Club, Drama Club: Creating the Perfect ‘Club Mix’ for Inclusive Teams

In this episode, Sally Bridgeland, author of 'Chess Club, Drama Club', explores how balancing analytical “Chess Club” and creative “Drama Club” thinking can strengthen teams, foster inclusion and drive business success. …Read more

How geopolitics is remaking globalisation
by Nick Bisley  |  7th September 2026

Nick Bisley, author of 'Asian Crucible', examines how geopolitical tensions, particularly between the US and China, are reshaping globalisation by redirecting trade, supply chains and investment, while increasing economic friction and risk across Asia.…Read more

PODCAST: Cracking the class code
by Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim  |  25th August 2026

Is class truly in the past, or do invisible workplace codes still govern who gets a place in elite workplaces? Martin Parker speaks with Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim about how leading employers can dismantle these class barriers.…Read more

PODCAST: There's More to a Shopping Trolley Than Meets the Eye
by Philip Roscoe  |  14th August 2026

In this episode of the podcast, George Miller speaks to Philip Roscoe about why a shopping trolley is more interesting than it at first appears, how markets of all sorts come to seem natural and inevitable, and what happens when we start to see them as things that people make – and can therefore remake.…Read more

The supreme contradiction at the heart of Burnham’s devolutionism

Ed Bridges discusses how Andy Burnham's devolution agenda could face a major test if it expands powers within England while resisting greater devolution for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.…Read more

Do we need a right to repair or do we need to protect repair cultures?

On the eve of the deadline for EU Member States to incorporate the Right to Repair Directive into national law, Declan Murray, author of The Repair Mindset, asks whether legislation is necessary for repairing electrical and electronic devices to flourish. …Read more

PODCAST: Why work needs less management and more judgement?
by Mats Alvesson and Dennis Nørmark  |  26th June 2026

In this Transforming Business episode, Martin Parker speaks with Mats Alvesson and Dennis Nørmark about how we can give workers more space to use their judgement. …Read more

The world has its first trillionaire—that should worry all of us

Will Snell, author of 'The Fair Necessities', examines how extreme wealth, exemplified by a trillion-dollar fortune, is rapidly widening inequality, with largely unearned and extractive wealth growth that harms economic growth, social mobility, democracy, and the environment.…Read more

Five myths of meritocracy in the modern workplace
by Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim  |  9th June 2026

Drawing on research for 'Cracking the Class Code', Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim argue that success in elite workplaces is shaped not only by talent and hard work but also by hidden class-based cultural norms that influence who is seen as credible, authentic and deserving of advancement.…Read more