Clinical trials can be our turning point to turbocharge life sciences here in the UK June 2, 2023 Being a leader in clinical trials means approving new groundbreaking drugs at pace. Here in the UK, we're bound by bureaucracy; breaking free would provide benefits for the whole life sciences sector, writes Patrick King
Explainer: Who is to blame for the decline of British universities? June 1, 2023 It’s not a great time to be a university in the UK. First came Brexit, with its impact on European students who now prefer destinations like the Netherlands, which are much cheaper and still provide top-notch education. Then came the pandemic, with remote lectures and enraged students asking for their money back. Now, the government [...]
The UK should care about workers who emigrate to avoid a painful brain drain June 1, 2023 Our government worries so much about immigration, and yet doesn't consider how many Brits might be thinking about leaving our shores. It could lead to a dangerous brain drain, writes John Oxley
Let’s be honest, we shouldn’t take those predicting the AI doomsday too seriously June 1, 2023 If you believe AI will destroy humanity, you're probably wrong. The real challenge is to regulate artificial intelligence safely without stifling innovation and growth, writes Matthew Lesh
The UK must fight a pattern of degrowth in this new, regional commercial order June 1, 2023 A new regionalised commercial order is emerging, and to stay afloat the UK state must change the way it plays on the world stage, choosing decentralisation and greater strategic clarity, writes Jeffrey Roberts
Explainer: Why Erdoğan refuses to let Sweden join NATO May 31, 2023 This is a big week in foreign policy. Rishi Sunak is preparing for his trip to Moldova tomorrow, to attend the European Political Community Summit, where he hopes to talk about migration and support for Ukraine. Yet with the newly re-elected Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also invited, there’s another issue that might overshadow the Summit, something [...]
Politicians don’t understand housing and asylum seekers will pay the price May 31, 2023 The government wants to temporarily scrap HMO licensing for asylum seekers' accommodation. It risks creating a set of dangerous sub-standard homes unfit for the future, writes Elena Siniscalco
Confusion is the keyword for UK bonds as financial markets’ confidence fades May 31, 2023 Financial markets have the jitters on UK bonds - and this is partially the fault of government debt, and partially the fault of the country's lack of productivity, writes Paul Ormerod
The UK government needs equity stakes in AI firms to truly safeguard its citizens May 31, 2023 To ensure AI is scrutinised, the UK government should accept some intervention is needed and take on equity stakes in artificial intelligence firms to shape the future of the technology, writes Simon Neville
Police Scotland wants to teach the Met a lesson in understanding its racist cops May 30, 2023 The outgoing boss of the Police Scotland has labelled the force ‘institutionally racist’, but the Met police won’t admit the same failing, writes Eliot Wilson