With an electorate that doesn’t back higher defence spending, Healey’s promise to put troops in Ukraine looks like political grandstanding, writes Michael Martins

michael Martins tells the Guardian that the foreign secretary’s empathy and pragmatism make relationship-forming easier despite political divides

Michael Martins talks to Bloomberg News about President Trump’s visit to Scotland and meeting with PM Starmer

Labour needs backbenchers who fight for growth, not just block spending cuts, writes Michael Martins in CityAM’s Notebook

The UK’s 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) marks its most significant defence reset in over a decade. It shifts from contingency planning to war readiness

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a trade agreement between the UK and the United States to great fanfare. It was mostly legally non-binding

European capital is flowing into Ukraine’s recovery, and early investors stand to reap the rewards, says Michael Martins

Once upon a time, Spring Statement day was fun for entrepreneurs, writes Michael Martins

Newly elected PM of Canada, Mark Carney, will shortly call an election. But if he wins, that’s where his problems will start, says Michael Martins

Michael Martins speaks to John Johnston about Downing Street’s latest business engagement effort

People need to feel agency when engaging with their government, writes Michael Martins

TalkTV’s Peter Cardwell speaks with former US embassy political strategist, Michael Martins as PM Starmer meets with US President Trump

Michael Martins talks to former BBC political editor, John Pienaar, about PM Starmer’s visit to meet US President Trump ahead of Ukraine/Russia ceasefire negotiations.

Michael Martins talks to Industry Editor, Matt Oliver, about Mark Carney’s bid to become Prime Minister of Canada

The best approach to dealing with Trump? Resist the hysteria and remember how the President thinks

Peter Cardwell speaks with former US embassy political strategist, Michael Martins

So, what exactly does Trump’s second term mean for UK
business?

Michael Martins speak to London Influence editor, John Johnson, about how clients can best prepare for the new world order

Michael Martins writes the British Foreign Policy Group’s response to President Trump’s victory

Michael Martins speaks to Channel 4 News’ Europe Editor, Matt Frei, and its International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, takes the pen and writes CityAM’s initial response to Trump’s victory

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, discusses Trump’s election victory with Jeremy Kyle

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, speaks to Kim Hjelmgaard about how President Trump’s election will affect UK and EU politics

Sir Keir Starmer should spend more time clicking away on the world’s most insincere website, according to Michael Martins, founding partner of Overton Advisory

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, discusses UK and US foreign policy with host Shaun Ley and Foreign Policy Magazine's National Security correspondent, Amy Mackinnon

Michael Martins, founding partner at Overton Advisory, takes the pen in CityAM to ask when Labour will start walking the walk when it comes to being pro-business

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, discusses the UK and US elections with Theo Usherwood, Political Editor of LBC, standing in for former Culture Secretary, Ed Vaizey

Michael Martins speak to USA To about the "low-level anxiety" in Europe surrounding the implications of another Trump White House on U.S. foreign policy.

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, discusses the UK and US elections with The Evening Edition Host, Kait Boursay, and guests from Pass The Torch and the Trump campaign

Michael Martins writes about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the new DESNZ team, UK defence procurement policy, and the Tony Blair Institute for London’s business paper

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, discusses the UK and US elections with The Independent Republic of Mike Graham host, Mike Graham

Former Political and Economic Specialist at the US Embassy in London, and Founding Partner of Overton Advisory, Michael Martins, writes about the Special Relationship ahead of both countries’ elections

Michael Martins writes about the Labour Party’s courtship with business, Monzo’s LinkedIn presence, political parties election manifestoes, and HMRC’s approach to art financing

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, writes for the UK’s premier foreign policy think tank about how governments can prepare for a potential second Trump Presidency

Michael Martins writes about Taylor Swift fans in UK politics and media, Labour Party hiring practices, HMG rushing saws through Parliament, and the Labour Party’s China policy

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, talks to TalkTV hosts Jeremy Kyle and Rosie Wright about how Congressional wrangling is affecting UK and US foreign policy in Ukraine

Michael Martins writes about Labour’s complete dominance on the business media platform, working with PPCs, Chancellor Hunt’s generational gaffes, and immersive theatre tax policy for London’s business paper

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, talks to TalkTV host and former special advisor, Peter Cardwell, about the upcoming UK and US elections

Overton’s Founding Partner, Michael Martins, talks to TalkTV hosts David Bull and Rosie Wright about UK Foreign Secretary, David Cameron’s trip to DC an his meeting with President Trump

“Canada’s dairy lobby is one of the world’s most successful lobbying organisations,” says Michael Martins, founding partner at Overton Advisory. “Most PMs have to have a picture of themselves drinking a glass of milk or eating a piece of cheese during an election campaign.”

Michael Martins, partner at Overton Advisory and former political and economic specialist at US Embassy London, write about Vice-President Harris’ real chance of becoming President and how she needs to tell the world what she thinks and believes

Michael Martins writes about the Labour Party’s lack of a plan for Donald Trump, the importance of a vaping licensing scheme, oil well decommissioning in the North Sea, and the UK’s space sector for London’s business paper

Michael Martins writes about how UK businesses can capitalise on a second Trump presidency, critical minerals mining in the UK, digitisation in the UK armed forces, and the AI sector’s poor engagement in Westminster for London’s business paper