S4E16: Ted Smyth - Check In On The Political World
Veteran diplomat and C Suite executive, Ted Smyth, joins Martin Nutty, on The Stew for the third time. With the conclusion of the final election of the US Midterm election season, it seemed like a good time to take the political temperature of not just the United States, but also of Northern Ireland and the Western European democracies.
Ted is a member of the Irish Americans for Biden committee and has a thoughtful take and matters political which spans both sides of the Atlantic. Join Ted and Martin as they chew the fat on what just happened and what to expect in 2023
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Thoughts on the US Midterm Elections
07:18 - MAGA vs Trump Republicanism
08:57 - Will Biden Run Again?
12:18 - The Republican House in 2023
13:52 - New Democratic House Leadership
16:52 - Republicans Solutions?
20:29 - NI Assembly Statement
23:00 - Does Britain Want To Deal on the NI Protocol?
25:25 - Path to NI Protocol Approval by the DUP
26:39 - The DUP and The First Minister in NI
28:45 - Polling On Irish Political Union
31:07 - Irish Political Union Vote
33:37 - Recognition of Irish Secularism
37:00 - The State of Western Democracy
39:19 - Far Right Politics and Free Trade
41:33 - Free Trade and Donald Trump
43:17 - Why Sweden Went Right
44:47 - World Cup Predictions
46:41 - Credits
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A leader in government and public affairs, and brand management, Ted Smyth has been a senior executive at two Fortune 200 companies and an Irish diplomat. He is now President of the Advisory Board of Glucksman Ireland House NYU and is Chair of the Clinton Institute for American Studies in University College Dublin.
He retired from his role as EVP Corporate Affairs at McGraw Hill Financial in 2015, a company whose brands include Standard & Poor’s, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Platts Energy Benchmarks. He was a member of the Company’s Executive Committee and responsible for a wide portfolio, including government relations, corporate communications, public policy, crisis communications and social responsibility. He was a key member of the leadership team that managed the sale of McGraw Hill Education and the evolution of McGraw Hill Financial to S&P Global.
Ted was Chief Administrative Officer of the H.J. Heinz Company from 2003 to 2009 where he was responsible for Global Human Resources, Communications, Government Affairs and Crisis Management. He led the recruitment of senior talent as the company expanded rapidly in new markets such as India, China, Indonesia, South Africa and Philippines. While at Heinz, he championed the Heinz Micronutrient Campaign, the Weight Watchers’ focus on healthy weight metrics, the Dolphin-Safe policy of Star-Kist tuna and Heinz ketchup marketing initiatives
Ted was an Irish diplomat for 15 years, from 1972 to 1988, serving in Portugal, Geneva, the United States and the United Kingdom. He participated in the N…Read More
