Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: The UK India Tech Exchange

On the panel as Dealmaker in the Department for Business and Trade, in the Indian High Commission and FICCI event, I am looking for in the Global Entrepreneur Programme scale up companies whose founders would be suitable for the UK Innovator...

Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: This Is India’s Sparta – Karamsad

Independent minded and giving strength to the rest of the nation is what the Spartans were known for. 

You may have seen my broadcast on BBC that people of my skin colour are simply not on FTSE 100 company boards. It drew some gasps from the presenter and set Twitter aflutter. We must speak out, boldly at every opportunity.

A few years ago I wrote about returning from India, Dubai, Malaysia and Singapore and having visited our High Commissions in Delhi, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. I wrote about my BBC interview and I explained why I was optimistic and hopeful about...

Some British Parliamentarians appear to support terrorists. I don’t mean Corbyn feeling sympathetic for the IRA, but British MPs who seem to support terrorist activities in Kashmir. 

Our schools are in crisis. No, not because of lack of funding. Your children are brewing problems for the future – no, not childhood obesity. But lack of basic practical skills for life. I’ve said it before, we must teach digital skills, online...

I get about a hundred financial reports a week from various banks. The key is to distil the relevant and important from the detail and unimpactful. For me clarity is not a problem and here a dose of it for those who are confused.



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