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Accelerating the delivery of clean electricity: Five focus areas to deliver on the UK's Clean Energy Mission for 2030

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UK capital markets: the growth engine

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Unleashing innovation in the NHS: barriers and opportunities for the adoption and uptake of Healthcare technologies

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Staying ahead: the case for a European Action Plan for Rare Diseases

Global Month Ahead: Italian election, US midterms, and the UNGA

Welcome to the Global Month Ahead, a new Global Counsel podcast highlighting the key events in the month to come. In each episode, Global Macro Associate Director Isabelle Trick will...

National resistance to joint medical procurement: fractures in the European Health Union?

As European governments reflect on lessons from covid-19 to improve pandemic preparedness, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) recently reached a provisional agreement on a...

Top in Tech: is tech policy still an EU priority?

This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Associate Director Max von Thun and EU Policy Practice Director Ana Martínez to discuss the past year in EU...

Will ICSs address health inequalities in England?

Welcome to the second episode of a new mini-series exploring the NHS's adoption of Integrated Care Systems, presented by the Global Counsel Health and Life Sciences practice. As part of...

After previous controversial elections, could Kenya’s electoral commission make amends this year?

Kenyan elections have a troublesome past. In 2007, post-election violence saw over 1,200 people killed and triggered a new constitution which introduced the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). But...

Top in Tech: Blair Levin on the history and future of US tech regulation

Few people have been as pivotal in the history of US tech and telecom regulation as Blair Levin. Levin served as chief of staff in the Federal Communications Commission during...

Accidental war and Xi's sleepless nights

At a private meeting in Beijing before the covid-19 pandemic, President Xi Jinping confided to a visiting foreign guest that there were two things which kept him awake at night...

The Inflation Reduction Act could be the crown jewel of US climate policy

As temperatures soar across the globe, Democrats in Congress have woven together a party-line package to help achieve President Biden’s goal of a 50% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030...

The geopolitics of: infrastructure

For many living in the US and the UK, encountering crumbling and inadequate infrastructure is a daily part of life. Yet, the tide may be turning. Last month's G20 Summit...

Tech regulation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling: What can we expect?

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may discourage federal agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from...

How will Integrated Care Systems address NHS workforce issues?

Welcome to the first episode of a new mini-series exploring the NHS's adoption of Integrated Care Systems, presented by the Global Counsel Health and Life Sciences practice. As part of...

Top in Tech: The CHIPS Act and the UK leadership race

On this episode of Top in Tech, we are crossing the Atlantic to explore recent policy developments in the US and UK. First, Senior Practice Director Conan D'Arcy speaks to...

Pressure increases for US lawmakers on federal data privacy policy

In a landmark move, a US federal data privacy bill was reported out of the House Energy & Commerce Committee last week – the first time a consumer privacy bill...

A defence of target-based policies: a closer look at the catalysts of the EV boom

The use of targets as a policy tool hasn’t always been effective, to say the least. Targets set in the NHS are a case in point. In a bid to...

With West Virginia v. EPA, US Supreme Court curtails the power of the administrative state – and it’s not over yet

In what has proved to be one of the most consequential terms in recent decades, the US Supreme Court capped its 2021-2022 term by issuing a decision in West Virginia...

The final two candidates for UK Prime Minister

After less than two weeks of campaigning, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have emerged as the two candidates vying to replace outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The 180,000 members of...

While Conservatives fight among themselves, Labour is optimistic about the next election. But is the optimism justified?

There is an unusual and unfamiliar mood in the Labour Party these days: optimism. Labour has held an unbroken lead over the Conservatives in the polls for the past seven...

Top in Tech: Benedict Evans on the state of the industry and the challenges of regulation

Welcome to the first episode of Top in Tech's monthly in-conversation series, where Senior Practice Director Conan D'Arcy will be interviewing the policymakers, thought-leaders and industry experts on the cutting-edge...