Welcome to the
website of Bill Emmott

I am a writer and consultant best known for my 13 years as editor-in-chief of The Economist (1993-2006) as well as for my books and films on Japan and Italy. My latest role is as co-director of a new non-profit, the Global Commission for Post-Pandemic Policy. My latest book,  ‘Japan’s Far More Female Future’ was published in Japanese in summer 2019 and was published in an expanded English edition in September 2020. The book analyses the economic impact of the growing number of females in higher education in Japan. ( see Japan Forward Book Review). These days, I am a “Brexile” living in Ireland, though I also spend time in Oxford, and am chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Japan Society of the UK, Trinity College Dublin’s Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute and Trade Advisers Ltd, an Irish consultancy. This site carries my articles, videos, speeches and books, as well as my 2050 Index that in 2017 looked at what data told us about the long-term strengths and prospects of western societies.