The blog post critiques the leadership and operational challenges faced by the Alan Turing Institute, highlighting a lack of clear goals, poor management, and a recent government letter demanding reforms. The author discusses the ...
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The blog post critiques the UK government's recent announcements regarding nuclear energy and investment, highlighting the disparity between optimistic press releases and the reality of regulatory challenges and slow progress in n...
The blog post discusses the stagnation of the UK's AI policy and infrastructure development, contrasting it with more ambitious initiatives from the US and EU. It highlights the challenges faced by the UK government in implementin...
The post discusses the UK's contradictory technology and climate policies, arguing that nuclear power is essential for the country's energy future. It critiques the slow and costly nuclear projects in the UK, particularly Hinkley ...
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The author shares critical responses to their work, particularly about the Alan Turing Institute. The majority of responses were supportive, but some questioned the author's motivations. The CEO and Chair of the Alan Turing Instit...
The Alan Turing Institute (ATI) in the UK is facing a crisis despite receiving a large funding settlement. The institute is criticized for not keeping up with advances in AI, failing to mention important issues in their strategies...
The text discusses the re-arming of Europe in response to the US's disengagement from global affairs and the need for European governments to increase defence spending. It highlights the challenges and complexities of defence spen...
The text discusses the cultural explanations for Europe's lack of big tech companies and argues that cultural theorizing is a poor way of explaining Europe and the US's divergent economic performance. The author contends that cult...
The text discusses the bias towards action in policy-making and the lack of publication of null results in policy research. It compares the problem to the scientific field and suggests that the publication of null results could be...
The author shares thoughtful responses to his previous writings and plans to share a summary of the most interesting critiques. The text includes discussions on policy, EIS, stock exchanges, and the decline of the London Stock Exc...
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has been performing poorly compared to other stock exchanges, with many companies delisting or being acquired by foreign entities. The author argues that the decline of the LSE is not a significant ...
The text discusses the broken world of UK defence procurement, the dangerous assumption that the system will sort itself out in a crisis, and the depleted state of the UK's armed forces. It also highlights the consequences of a 30...
The text discusses the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) in the UK, which were created to incentivize wealthy individuals to invest in start-ups. However, the author argues that these schemes have...
The text discusses the issues with policy work in the technology and science field, highlighting the lack of quality and the negative impact of quantity. It provides examples of different types of policy work and their shortcoming...
The text discusses the UK government's efforts to mobilize and shape the venture capital industry, focusing on the history of government initiatives, their performance, and the impact on the industry. It highlights the challenges,...