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January 6, 2014

Robots aren’t stealing our jobs

Robots aren’t stealing our jobs

It may seem a rather odd title, but there’s a very lively debate going on in the UK and US on whether […]

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January 3, 2014

100 years of Commercial Aviation – but what of the next 100?

100 years of Commercial Aviation – but what of the next 100?

As commercial aviation celebrated 100 years since the first commercial aircraft flight this week, industry leaders have been discussing and debating what […]

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December 16, 2013

‘Disruption is capitalism’s great party trick’

‘Disruption is capitalism’s great party trick’

Great article from Stian Westlake from NESTA this morning in City AM looking at the need to foster disruption in UK finance […]

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December 13, 2013

UK lags behind in R&D spend

UK lags behind in R&D spend

Tera Allas, a strategic advisor at the Department for Business, has tweeted a chart that looks at absolute R&D spend (as opposed […]

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December 11, 2013

Secular stagnation & ‘faux capital’ (or why not all growth it equal)

Secular stagnation & ‘faux capital’ (or why not all growth it equal)

Following a speech by Larry Summers (former US Treasury Secretary & advisor to Presidents Clinton & Obama), economists around the world are […]

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December 10, 2013

AGP delivering investment in UK aerospace industry

AGP delivering investment in UK aerospace industry

GKN’s news that the new Advanced Technology Winglet (ATC) for Boeing’s 737MAX will be produced in the Isle of Wight is a […]

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Willetts’ space ambition matched only by Industry’s

Willetts’ space ambition matched only by Industry’s

There’s been a bit of disbelief amongst the media about Science Minister David Willett’s claim that Stevenage could replace Cape Canaveral in […]

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Economic spotlight turns to business investment

Economic spotlight turns to business investment

With the post-Autumn Statement round-up almost fully completed, the single key concern on the long-term health of the economy is the lack […]

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December 5, 2013

Treasury needs to shift focus to business investment

Treasury needs to shift focus to business investment

ADS had one central priority for the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement: Unlocking business investment. Why? Business investment, which is key to our members’ long-term, global competitiveness, is […]

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