10/08/2025
How US–China Tensions Rewired UK Supply Chains.
Everyone noticed it in 2024–25. The signals were flashing by mid-2023. UK firms didn’t face U.S. tariffs directly, but U.S.–China tensions and Western “de-risking” policy re-routed global supply. The public signals were there from mid-2023; early UK movers locked Vietnamese capacity and enjoyed more stable costs and delivery while late movers paid in volatility.
05/08/2025
The UK Energy Price Explosion.
By autumn 2021, the warnings were clear. Gas storage at decade lows. Nord Stream 2 paused. Pipelines reversed. LNG tight, wind output down, carbon costs soaring. Most saw headlines, one UK manufacturer saw a pattern, fixed prices early, and dodged the chaos that hit competitors in 2022.
30/07/2025
How One UK Franchise Beat the 2022 Menu Rule.
If you were watching the right signals, the calorie-labelling mandate didn’t arrive in April 2022, it was telegraphed years earlier. Here’s the paper trail, and how one national franchise acted early and won.