As the wheels of Brexit begin slowly to churn into motion, a clearer image is starting to emerge as to what it means for the UK’s trade relations with the rest of the world.
With US$60 billion in new deals announced, Beijing might look like it has the continent wrapped up.
A flat in central London has sold for £140 million, making it the world’s most expensive.
China’s relationship with Africa is often criticized by outsiders as neo-colonialist and exploitative, overlooking human rights abuses to preserve their access to resources and markets. But many Africans prefer spared the political strings attached to so much Western investment.
Just as the games took an unbelievable amount of organisation and a lot of money to pull of its success, so the success of TeamGB was aided in a huge way by the increased funding from the Lottery and UK Sport to nurture the talents of individuals from the time when their talent is identified through to the podium. We would have no medals without the talent, commitment, and hard work of the athletes and their teams – but UK Sport gives them the opportunity to get there.