Britain must speed up to survive the AI era Opinion The AI era will reward the small number of countries that can adapt and build quickly enough and it will punish those that can’t, says Sam Richards “Well, in our country,” said Alice, still panting a little, “you’d generally get to somewhere else – if you ran very fast for a long time, as we’ve [...]
Grid connection for clean energy firms to be fast-tracked, ministers say Politics Grid connections for businesses delivering clean energy are to be prioritised, ministers have said. The government has said so-called ‘zombie projects’ which hold up the queue for National Grid connectivity are set to be axed from the waiting list. While industries including data centres and AI, wind energy and solar projects will be accelerated for [...]
Overhaul of planning barriers to nuclear power, Starmer announces Politics An overhaul of planning barriers to make it easier to build new nuclear power plants has been announced by Keir Starmer. The move will create thousands of highly skilled jobs, the government said, as the Prime Minister confirmed red tape would be “slashed” in a bid to fast-track approval of reactors. It is set to [...]
Long commutes aren’t just boring, they’re holding back the economy June 11, 2024 Adding more trams, trains and buses to the UK's major cities will not only make our morning commutes quicker, it will also help improve the economy, Chris Dorrell writes