Ian Godden

Recently I attended the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, nicknamed appropriately ‘Davos in the Desert’. This excellent event, typical in the Covid era, was a combination of in-person and virtual attendance of world leaders and 10,000 participants. The ‘ah ha’ moment for me was understanding one of the key planks of Saudi’s long term, post-oil […]

We have lived in Scotland, in England, in the USA (Texas, California and New York) and now in the UAE. I have travelled, mainly as a result of my job, to numerous other countries. I admire each country for certain things. In our book ‘Scotland 2070 – Healthy, Wealthy and Wise’ we spend time describing

Many people, especially in the USA and amongst free market thinkers, believe these two words simply do not go together. They think that the State is anything but entrepreneurial and entrepreneurs prefer small Government and no bureaucracy. It’s not as simple as that. If you want a full and excellent debate on this subject, we

In a previous correspondence, we highlighted Napoleon the III’s role in draining the swamp in Western France and triggering the planting of a sustainable reforestation of a wet desert. Our French colleague, who remarked on this achievement, also recommended we look at what else he did as a leader to change the economic fortunes of

A French colleague made a comment on our new book- Scotland 2070- Healthy, Wealthy and Wise. He pointed us to one of his political heroes, Napoleon III, and his leadership role in the economic stimulus in France during the middle of the 19th Century. One of the chapters of our book describes the potential planting