Fast growth tech firms won’t wait for the glacial pace of British politics Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget was a disaster, but he was right about the sluggish way government deals with tech.
Sunak’s hands off approach won’t make electric vehicles more affordable in 2035 Nicko williamson The auto industry want to make the prohibitively expensive Tesla the outlier, they’re now doing it without the backing of government.
Sunak’s green tweaks were mild – but his inconsistent net zero approach risks permanently alienating business September 21, 2023 Sunak's pledged row back of green pledges are less radical than expected - but rhetoric and consistency matter just as much as sound policy.
AI rules cannot mimic the chaos of trying to legislate away online harm September 21, 2023 The behemoth that is the Online Safety Bill has finally been made law, but when we come to legislate artificial intelligence, we can't follow the same path, writes Dom Hallas
Let’s be honest, we’re going to kill our efforts to tempt in more tech investment September 21, 2023 Rishi Sunak's efforts to make Britain a science superpower thriving with tech investment could all be for nought with new digital markets rules.
Sunak’s green delays could undo years of planning for net zero September 21, 2023 Politics can operate at warp speed, whereas businesses make investment plans years, if not decades ahead.
Cazoo’s travails show New York is far from a panacea for UK firms September 21, 2023 But Cazoo’s troubles shouldn’t blind us to the need to get cracking with long-discussed reforms to London’s listed markets.
Explainer: Does it matter if Sunak waters down green targets? September 20, 2023 Sunak's delayed targets broadly bring Britain in line with other major economies.
Our economy is embarrassingly slow but low growth is not an inevitability September 20, 2023 We can't keep being surprised when we fall into traps keeping growth down, and trying to reform it with 'pay as you go' policy making which only ever tries to tweak the edges, writes Lucy Harris.