Party leaders, cabinet members, and MPs across the House have spoken loudly and clearly on the importance of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship to the UK’s growth strategy.
In a speech last month, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reminded us that the UK ranks fourth on the Global Innovation Index and made clear his ambition to make the UK into the next Silicon Valley, by drawing on our world-class universities, financial institutions and putting in place policies that support our 85,000-strong startup ecosystem.
These commitments are commendable and certainly represent a political class looking in the right direction. However, a turbulent and uncertain economic climate has also shed light on where the gaps are and how the UK can and needs to strengthen its position as a science and tech superpower....