Why Britain could soon be building mini nuclear reactors
And it is cost, along with the intense regulation around atomic energy, that is holding back SMRs. UKSMR’s Samson thinks...
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How Alok Sharma can put Britain on course to reach net zero emissions in a post-Covid world
Ministers can rightly toast success in cutting carbon emissions from making electricity. Coal, which generated 70pc of UK electricity in...
Quest for trade deals takes Britain into turbulent seas
EU exit could push UK standards closer to WTO Regrettably for all observers of trade, the issue of hormone-fed beef is...
Britain braces for an unprecedented wave of insolvencies
A fresh tightening of coronavirus restrictions threatens to force businesses back into hibernation just as some were beginning to see...
There’s one big reason Britain lacks a Google-sized tech giant
Of course, it’s not just about raw spending power. Effectively commercialising innovation and then defending it from being snapped up...
Nvidia chief pledges to make Britain an AI leader with $40bn Arm deal
“We all know that AI is so important today and that its future impact in healthcare, in transportation, in local...
Britain must hold its nerve in Brexit negotiations
Sterling’s value is being driven, for the most part, by political rhetoric – more specifically, the state of play between...
Britain must find its tech champions or be left behind
Consider the fact that Europe’s most valuable listed tech company is SAP, a German software giant, which at €167bn, or...
Britain is about to be sucked into a catastrophic economic doom loop
Yes, it was possible to finance a lot more infrastructure investment through borrowing than previously thought thanks to ultra-low gilt...
What has become of Britain that it cannot get its Covid strategy right?
Of late, I’ve been more positive than most about prospects for the UK economy, taking the view that a relatively...
