Z and J were the missing links. But this week's visits to the towns of Zwickau and Jena in the East of Germany mean I'm now able to give you my A to Z of German-UK economic relations based on …
When the Sport is GREATBritain campaign was envisaged, I don't think this is what they had in mind. Luminaries such as Andrew Flintoff and Denise Lewis were invited by Number 10 to launch it - the sporting element to a …
With my wife due to give birth to our first child this week, my mind has turned to the future. What sort of world will our son grow up in? Like any ambitious father, I want Daniel Jr to do …
From Mike Leigh to chimney linings, the King’s Speech to plastic traffic barriers and young British actresses to networked TV and internet solutions. It was just another two weeks in the life of UKTI Germany and the range of work …
That was the choice I was left with when I decided to buy a new car linked to my job. UKTI Germany exists to help British firms export and to encourage German firms to invest in the UK. I only …
I’ve witnessed two very different events in recent months on the stage in the main auditorium at the Maritim Hotel in Duesseldorf. In July it was Phil 'The Power' Taylor, the multiple darts world champion. This week it was German …
Any body reading my blogs will know that I enjoy food, all sorts of different food, so it was in search of a good schweinshaxe while attending the Frankfurt fair as a young exporter when I endured one of my …
I am sure whatever tennis legend Michael Stich was saying must have been interesting, but I have no idea what it was. I know it is rude to ignore the guest speaker at an event and perhaps it is ruder …
He must have had an incredibly busy year. That was my first thought when discovering my partner for an upcoming discussion on the UK economy was not only the former Mayor of Berlin, but the one who had been in …
When I was about 10 years old my party trick was to be able to distinguish the different cars on the road at night by the shapes of their headlights. My parents never ceased to be amazed at how accurate …
