Burnham has a chance to build trust in AI Opinion The biggest risk to the continued success of the UK tech ecosystem isn’t the plight of founders, it’s the risk of a backlash that comes from a lack of trust, says Euan Blair Andy Burnham wants to reset AI policy away from championing global scale ups and founders in favour of UK workers. As a [...]
We need up-to-date skills to bolster financial services Euan Blair As the government prioritises growth in pursuit of a “big bang 2.0”, it’s worth considering what it takes to grow one of our most critical sectors: financial services. Last week Multiverse launched a new research report looking at what the future of financial services in the UK looks like. The message from employees in every [...]
University education can’t deliver the skills we need for the economy of the future EUAN BLAIR TOO many jobs, wage inflation, and an abundance of flexible working opportunities. Compared to the threat of mass unemployment when the pandemic began two years ago, these feel like better problems to have. But labour market figures released last month revealed one serious problem: an exodus of older workers. Since March 2020, the number of [...]
