Adrian Wooldridge

Adrian Wooldridge, British journalist and author who spent decades at The Economist, lays out why liberalism looks exhausted and misunderstood. He defines its core principles and critiques the bourgeois-bohemian consensus. He explores identity politics, post-liberal pushes for strong power, and how liberalism might reinvent itself to meet voters’ demands.

Adrian Wooldridge, Bloomberg Opinion columnist and author of The Revolutionary Center, explores what liberalism means today and why it needs defending. He discusses tolerance as epistemology, immigration and assimilation challenges, limits of tolerance, Big Tech’s impact on attention, the role of universities and public broadcasting, and why liberals must reclaim cultural confidence to protect liberal institutions.

Adrian Wooldridge, Bloomberg global business columnist with expertise in British political economy, discusses why Britain can’t keep prime ministers. He explains rapid leadership turnover, Andy Burnham’s strengths and record, and how economic stagnation and post-Brexit instability shape politics. Short, lively takes on Nigel Farage’s antics and the comic insurgency of figures like Count Binface.

Adrian Wooldridge, longtime Economist correspondent and author on economic history. He traces the Hamilton vs Jefferson founding debate and how Hamilton’s vision won. He connects 19th-century railroad booms to today’s AI build-before-demand cycles. He walks through recurring financial crashes, robber barons’ role in scaling industry, and the roots of major crises like the Great Depression and the GFC.

Adrian Wooldridge, veteran journalist and author who wrote on liberalism for The Economist, discusses whether liberalism must reinvent itself. He explores liberalism’s origins and blind spots, its ties to imperialism and slavery, the rise of a detached ‘Bobo’ elite, tech’s threat to individuality, and policy fixes like antitrust and targeted regulation.

Adrian Wooldridge, longtime Economist columnist and author of The Revolutionary Center, makes a case for reclaiming liberalism. He discusses what liberalism really means, threats from authoritarian and illiberal movements on left and right, the need for institutional restraints and civic self-discipline, and how a renewed center could rebuild liberal institutions.

Adrian Wooldridge, writer and Bloomberg columnist known for books on liberalism, explains why support for the political centre is slipping. He explores individualism and social loneliness. He argues for liberal education as cultural glue. He contrasts nostalgia with forward-looking nationalism and urges the centre to renew itself with younger voices and fresh ideas.

Adrian Wooldridge, journalist and historian of ideas formerly at The Economist, gives a brisk diagnosis of Britain’s leadership crisis. He compares Labour and Conservative failures. He warns about institutional decay, followership problems, and market risks from turmoil. He argues for reinvigorating the centre, tackling immigration and tech, and shows signs liberalism can revive.

Alec Cutler, Orbis chairman known for contrarian investing; Adrian Wooldridge, Bloomberg Opinion columnist; and former ambassador Nick Hopton explore Adam Smith’s relevance to today’s upheaval. They tackle debt, monetary debasement, gold, corporate power and shareholder control. The panel also weighs whether AI mirrors past bubbles, Britain’s defense and energy challenges, North Sea opportunities, and the geopolitical cost of ignoring local expertise.

Adrian Wooldridge, global business columnist and author of Centrists of the World Unite, traces how liberalism originally solved problems of identity, belief, and mobility. He discusses why 18th-century solutions still matter, how liberalism was reinvented amid crises, and debates over property, welfare, and education. Short, lively history with a forward-looking take on renewing liberal ideas.