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Why is business investment in the UK so low? Is it because British bosses are too risk averse? At last we have some evidence. My latest for The Times
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The British economy will suffer permanent damage unless something is done about the financial crisis in university science. My latest for The Times
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Companies are told they need to prepare for the arrival of #quantum computing. But for most it is too far off to worry about. My latest for The Times. thetimes.com/business/techno…
AI will increase productivity but will it boost profits? Not for long says JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon. My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business/compan…
Subsidising the adoption of AI by UK busiensses would not be a good use of taxpayers' money. My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business/econom…
Total employment in the City of London looks set to fall this year for the first time since 2013 highlighting the economic risks Rachel Reeves is facing in the Budget. fnlondon.com/articles/falter…
Regulation of #water in the UK has been disastrous. But we could make it worse. My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business-money/…
AI is causing companies to lose sales and cut jobs, particularly in professional services. My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business-money/…
The US biotechnology industry is in trouble, thanks partly to Trump. The UK must seize the opportunity. My latest in The Times thetimes.com/us/business/art…
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great piece - important stuff here
Why is the US economy more dynamic than the UK? Is it partly because big US customers are more willing to buy from disruptive technology start-ups? thetimes.com/business-money/…
Why is the US economy more dynamic than the UK? Is it partly because big US customers are more willing to buy from disruptive technology start-ups? thetimes.com/business-money/…
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Jaguar boss: I don’t care if Nigel Farage hates our rebrand. In this weekend's Sunday Times thetimes.com/business-money/…
This is a great piece of work that confirms the concerns about the Enterprise Investment Scheme in my recent column thetimes.com/article/b702499…
You can check out the piece in full here, where I dive more into the evidence and some of the specifics of fund performance and terms: chalmermagne.substack.com/p/…
Rachel Reeves says that if pension funds invested more in venture capital it would be good for both savers and the economy. But would it? thetimes.com/business-money/…
In the budget speech the chancellor said the seriousness of the inheritance from the Tories "cannot be underestimated". Now in the FT the PM says you "can't underestimate" the damage caused by previous budgets. To misuse underestimate twice in one week looks like carelessness
Will increased public investment in the budget deliver the promised big boost to growth? Not within ten years suggests analysis by the Office for Budget Responsibility. fnlondon.com/articles/who-ne…
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Will increased public investment in the budget deliver the promised big boost to growth? Not within ten years suggests analysis by the Office for Budget Responsibility. fnlondon.com/articles/who-ne…
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FCA’s plan to ease market-maker rules is a new threat to banks fnlondon.com/articles/fcas-p… via @FinancialNews @davidwighton
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Looking forward to reading @LucyAAsh’s book about the Russian Orthodox Church, which, in a wonderful bit of nominative determinism, is published by Icon Books on.ft.com/3NccsdY
