20th August 2012 Washington DC, USA
This past week I had the pleasure of listening to Rebecca Ferguson, X Factor UK runner up and the latest British music export to the US, as she sang live on Fresh FM in the Washington DC area. Not only does she have the most amazing soulful and powerful voice for one so tiny, she […]
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26th July 2012 Washington DC, USA
As an avid consumer of comic books while growing up in the UK, I have known for some time that, while Britain is blessed with many great things, an abundance of superheroes is not among them. Even a casual reader of DC and Marvel legends would agree that the UK gene pool for super-charged crime […]
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9th July 2012 Washington DC, USA
The following is a guest post by Maeve Atkins, Communications Officer at the British Embassy in Washington. As the newest member of the Communications team at the Embassy, I was especially excited to work my first event – in my first week – at one of Washington’s premiere modern art museums, The Phillips Collection. Every […]
5th July 2012
The following is a guest post by Thomas Whitehead, Trade Policy Advisor at the British Embassy in Washington covering information communications technology and intellectual property policy. As innovation, talent, creativity, and knowledge become ever bigger drivers of the US and the UK economies, intellectual property (IP) is increasingly important as a means for delivering prosperity and growth. […]
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13th June 2012 Washington DC, USA
This month marks Fashion is GREAT month where the UK will celebrate all that is GREAT and good about British Fashion — and boy is there a lot! From new talents like the award winning, Top Shop designer Mary Catherine Katranczou (whose printed dresses are to die for) who, before moving to London, studied in […]
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6th June 2012 USA
Over this past weekend Royal fanfare and celebrations in the UK mark the 60th Anniversary of the reign of Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee offers us a chance to reflect on days gone by, on an era that has taken us from the insides of a telephone booth requiring pockets […]
30th May 2012
Why buying a second-hand jag puts you in good, competitive company… In the business pages of this Sunday’s Washington Post, Michael Lennox asked whether an aspiring global competitor from a developing economy could use the acquisition of an established Western business to grow its earnings and diversify. Michael’s case in point was Tata’s acquisition in 2008 of […]
18th May 2012 USA
The following is a guest post by Bob McNally, drummer for MADlantic, a local rock and roll cover band with US and UK band members. It is Music Week and Great Britain celebrates its long and outstanding tradition of rock and roll. Music is one of the great cultural ties between the US and the UK. The […]
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24th April 2012 Washington DC, USA
The following is a guest blog from Bradley Keelor. Brad is a Senior Science and Innovation Policy Advisor at the British Embassy in Washington. It was recently World Creativity and Innovation Week. This was started by a Canadian anthropologist in 2001 as a way to commemorate the birthday of Leonardo Da Vinci and generally celebrate […]
17th April 2012 USA
Touching down in the Nation’s Capital as World Creativity and Innovation Week launches means I miss the UK a bit less. Why? Because this week invites me to shout about the GREAT British creative companies and innovators I just met across the pond – and at MIPTV in Cannes. Take Log Media and their new […]