Let’s be honest, even after Brexit we’re still adding more red tape June 15, 2023 For more than a decade, Conservative Prime Ministers have promised to scrap bureaucracy and red tape and yet even after Brexit they’ve done exactly the opposite.
Tech Week Day Three: Mitigating the risks of AI while exploiting its potential for jobs and society June 14, 2023 Of all the hot topics discussed at another balmy day at London Tech Week, one stood out feverishly from the rest – artificial intelligence, and how it will impact global economies. Around the world, governments are racing to get to grips with AI and establish effective strategies to regulate it. Today, lawmakers in the European [...]
The Bank of England has mismanaged this inflation cycle from the get-go June 14, 2023 The Bank of England and Andrew Bailey have botched their messaging, their forecasts and their decisions - and we are paying the price
We need more humble leaders like the former Diageo CEO in our politics June 14, 2023 The former chief executive of Diageo, Ivan Menezes, passed away last week. He was the greatest example of a humble leader; we have many of those in business, but unfortunately not enough of them in politics, writes Josh Williams
Our approach to energy prices shows we want climate policies only if they’re free June 14, 2023 High energy prices could have been an incentive for companies to move to less energy intensive processes and for consumers to use less energy. The opposite happened, writes Paul Ormerod
Our top-notch clusters of science and tech can support people everywhere in the UK June 14, 2023 Not many countries excel in science and tech in the way the UK does, encompassing things like agritech and bioscience. But the benefits of this sector must reach everyone, writes George Freeman
Tech Week Day Two: Lack of diversity remains a black mark on UK tech’s track record of success June 13, 2023 In the last decade, London’s tech ecosystem has grown to encompass a diverse set of verticals: from AI, to fintech, climate tech and crypto. However, when it comes to improving the diversity of the people who make up the capital’s tech industry, progress has been slower. While many UK tech companies publicly say diversity is [...]
Explainer: Why we needed a Covid-19 inquiry June 13, 2023 The first evidence session of the Covid-19 inquiry in the UK begins today. The inquiry is colossal, both in terms of what it’s expected to cover and in terms of the amount of money that’s been spent to put it in place. It will last at least until 2026. You might think no one wants [...]
Start-ups are at the heart of our growth story – it’s time our politics reflects this June 13, 2023 From a niche of upstarts trying to make it, start ups have become the epicentre of London's tech ecosystem. This development needs to be firmly represented in our policies, writes Jeff Lynn
London, and the UK, must seize the opportunity to lead in crypto regulation June 13, 2023 The UK tech sector is doing great in so many ways - it's time it embraces a balanced approach to crypto regulation as one of its main tenets, writes Andrew Griffiths