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There’s unprecedented & growing consensus between the Labour government & some of the more successful political figures from the right (eg Dominic Cummings, the orchestrator of Brexit & the 2019 Tory election victory) about prioritizing growth, & also about how to achieve it.
January 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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FTSE 100 share index hits record high as City anticipates interest rate cuts – business live
FTSE 100 share index hits record high as City anticipates interest rate cuts – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Britain’s blue chip share index hits new peak of 8480 points The FTSE 100 has hit a record high after a strong start to the year. Since the beginning of January, the index has climbed by…
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social, influential writer & policy advisor, argues in his 2024 book ‘Failed State’ that “we have dealt with bigger challenges in the past … [and] we are reaching the end of our current cycle. Right now things look bleak and frightening, but our moment of change is due.”
January 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The UK has an AI action plan, while most other countries don’t. AI is set to bring about a fourth Industrial Revolution dwarfing the three prior, & countries best prepared for it can best take advantage of it.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge AI
Artificial intelligence will deliver a decade of national renewal, as part of a new plan announced today (13 January 2025).
www.gov.uk
January 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM