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Might fighting deglobalisation be post-Brexit Britain’s new purpose?

The UK may be able to surf the wave of the 21st century, innovating at home and managing global funds from east and west alike

Edward Price is principal at Ergo, a global intelligence, consulting, and forecasting firm. A former British trade official, he also teaches at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs.

New York City is hot. Too hot. When I meet the UK’s new investment minister, Dominic Johnson, it is 95 degrees. But Johnson exudes bonhomie, joyously tapping my chest with rolled up papers and shaking my hand. He’s in town to meet Americans investing in Britain.

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