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David Cameron's Tech City plan will deliver real benefits



In the last week we’ve seen Prime Minister David Cameron announce plans to redevelop London’s East End into a ‘Tech City’, with the construction of a £200 million network of technology and innovation centres to rival Silicon Valley.



The thinking behind this is clearly that a technology hub of this sort will help to encourage foreign investment and give the economy a boost.



It seems that research and… Continue

Sometimes there can be no greater show of strength for a man than admitting you simply got it wrong. If the Prime Minister’s recent hints that he will listen to the protests from major international firms and look to water down the planned immigration cap tell us anything, it’s that he’s not afraid to reconsider his policies. Or do they?



David Cameron’s announcement that intra-company transfers “should not be included in what we are looking at [for the immigration cap]” will almost… Continue

Time to tell Obama a ban on outsourcing is not the answer to his domestic troubles



As US President Barack Obama primes himself for his imminent visit to India next month, the question on everyone’s lips is whether or not he will be able to rebuild the bridges he burnt with the strong anti-outsourcing stance he has demonstrated in recent times.



By visiting India earlier in his presidency than any US leader before, Obama’s visit is intended to be symbolic of the new US-India… Continue

Thinking through the Spending Review



Wednesday’s announcement of the government’s Spending Review was greeted in some quarters with howls of derision by critics who argue that the cost-cutting measures are leading Britain into a new age of uncertainty. But how fair is this view?



It seems to me that the government has approached the review in the same manner as any organisation would do at the outset of a successful outsourcing deal. By reviewing performance as a whole, and… Continue