Ructions | Problems come in battalions

On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the Bank of England and the UK's mortgage madness, inflation and french fries, 2024 elections in the UK and US, Brexit's 7th anniversary, the history of 1848, the upcoming NATO summit meeting, Narendra Modi's state visit to DC, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 5 | Recorded June 23, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 1:05 | Bank of England + UK's mortgage madness 9:00 | Inflation 13:39 | 2024 UK Elections 17:15 | Brexit's 7th anniversary 21:25 | 2024 US Elections 24:00 | The history of 1848 25:05 | NATO summit meeting 29:32 | India + Modi's DC state visit 35:18 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Ed Conway The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance by Henry Petroski Tour de France: Unchained on Netflix Eat. Race. Win. on Amazon Prime The Docks by Bill Sharpsteen What It Takes: The Way to the White House by Richard Ben Cramer ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #BOE #BankofEngland #Mortgages #RealEstate #Inflation #FrenchFries #UK2024Election #SNP #LabourParty #US2024Election #Brexit #Scotland #1848 #NATO #Ukraine #NarendraModi #India #Demographics #TourdeFrance #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics. Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics. Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants. Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement. Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications. More @ https://www.caracal.global