Since the start of the recession it’s been fashionable to talk about the need to rebuild the engines of our economies. We need to move from the free-market, free-wheelin’, masters of the universe approach, to… something else.
Unfortunately the re-think is proving to be rather unimaginative, stalling at token restrictions on banking activity (not universally supported) [...]

I’ve long enjoyed reading the thoughts of Jim and Charlie at The Future of Work. This week I wrote an article for them, detailing some of my personal thoughts on how London might adapt itself after the recession. You can read the article over here, but I’m reproducing it below:

I live in and work in [...]

I’ve been thinking about where technology innovation might come from, in the current economic shambles. I’d love to tip some obscure little start-up to shake the world with a brilliant idea, but the truth is that I expect Google to be at the heart of innovation in the next few years. It’s a boxing match [...]