This is Europe wide, so excessive regulation is also a huge problem. The UK problem is the best and the brightest don't want to start start-ups (and universities aren't very good at support… (View Post)

I think its certainly true, as we saw with support for ISIS, that there is a problem particularly with 2nd / 3rd generation Muslims supporting extremist groups. (View Post)

I don't think the blow back will be as bad as feared if the government sorted out cliff edges at £50-60k and £100-120k...they really piss people off and cause all sorts of problems. Try being a … (View Post)

One really needs magnifying glasses to find European tech sector in this chart. Europe used to be innovative and drove new technologies. Why is Europe so badly lagging behind the US now? What happene… (View Post)

We were talking about nepotism in politics yesterday...one that passed me by and a fav of PB.... New MP Hamish Falconer, who was immediately promoted to Foreign Office Minister and happens to be the … (View Post)