by Romilly Dennys | May 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
The UK’s technology startups face a potential doubling of costs for hiring the best and the brightest from around the world under a Conservative government. The party, which is leading in the polls ahead of the General Election on 8 June, has promised to...
by Romilly Dennys | May 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
In 2016, a lesser known French Minister told a small crowd of London’s Tech community: “You’re part of this [digital] economic and cultural revolution.” Little did we know that Emmanuel Macron was on the cusp of his own ‘Grande Marche’ revolution and his political...
by Romilly Dennys | May 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
In 2015, Tim Kelsey, a former Government NHS tech adviser, told the story of how a doctor said to him: “Patients did not want computers and nor did he.” This traditional mindset may explain why in 2015, hospitals across the country still spent more than...
by Romilly Dennys | Mar 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Venture capitalists fear they may be one of the financial sector’s big losers from Brexit. London is Europe’s venture capital center but the funds backing the bloc’s fintech and startup culture could lose billions of euros of funding once the U.K. officially leaves...
by Romilly Dennys | Mar 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
T-Levels, robotics and a painful blow for the self-employed. This afternoon Chancellor Philip Hammond revealed the next phase of the Government’s plan to prepare Britain for Brexit, along with some interesting tech-related announcements. Here are the 3 key tech...
by Romilly Dennys | Feb 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Britain’s tech sector faces a “triple whammy” hit to its workforce without government action, according to new reports. Firstly, from a critical fall-off in STEM skills in its own population due to lack of funding; secondly, from visa restrictions on the availability...
by Romilly Dennys | Feb 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
The UK digital technology sector is emerging as a global force. A record £6.7bn was invested in UK tech firms in 2016, more than any other European country. In contrast, the automotive sector received £1.66bn in investment. This record boom means the sector already...
by Romilly Dennys | Feb 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Britain’s digital tech sector faces a critical shortage of talent unless the government changes immigration rules, says a new report to be published on Tuesday. The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), a policy group representing tech start-ups, warns that...
by Romilly Dennys | Feb 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
This week, the Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP, launched the long-awaited Digital Strategy. This is an important Strategy and cannot be seen in isolation from the wider aims of the Government to spread...
by Romilly Dennys | Nov 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Following trips to Brighton, Cardiff and Newcastle, next stop was Liverpool… to hear first-hand from startups on the ground.. Debbie Edwards is a founder on a mission: “to create a world where the skills, career choices and life aspirations of girls and women are...
