
A Week in America | 12 November 2025
This week, Martin spent a day watching American democracy unfold live on television – votes, counter votes, scandals and shutdowns – and a healthy portion of financial sweeteners too.
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This week, Martin spent a day watching American democracy unfold live on television – votes, counter votes, scandals and shutdowns – and a healthy portion of financial sweeteners too.

This week, Martin looks at the US Government Shutdown, its impact and the remarkable plans the President and his administration are pushing to clear the US debt…

Back in Britain for a couple of weeks, Martin readies himself for the Labour Party conference. But having witnessed President Trump’s carefully choreographed UK State Visit, he wonders if rowdy conferences and noisy mass membership parties have much of a future?

This week, Martin looks at the choices facing Democrats as US local elections approach.
With New York Dems selecting a ‘socialist’ as their candidate for city Mayor, will the party move further to the left?

This week, Martin looks at Trump’s One Big Beautiful Act – his words – as it starts its progress through the US Congress.
If you thought the first 120 days of Trump were pretty chaotic, buckle up…

As Donald Trump’s first 30 days of his second term as President draw to a close, Martin looks at the flurry of Executive Orders, the constitutional challenges they represent, and what the Democrats are – or aren’t – doing…

This week, Martin explores why just not wanting to see Trump return to the White House may not be enough for Kamala Harris to win…

This week Martin reacts to the snap announcement of a UK General Election and why all things American feature so highly in the story…

This week Martin shares his views on what US businesses want to know about the forthcoming UK elections…

This week, Martin shares his thoughts on elections taking place across the globe and why nationalism is a worry for economists but so popular with political campaigners…

This week Martin wonders what the future holds for sports sponsorship and the seemingly unstoppable rise of streaming and gaming services…

As major global meetings and Foreign Direct Investment conferences start to appear on bankers, pension funds and investment professionals calendars, how can the UK’s piecemeal approach compete with America’s joined up national strategy…