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December 1, 2025

One and a half cheers for the UK's new economic approach

Britain has a shot at boosting productivity if both public and private sectors can deploy AI to good effect

John Thornhill

4 min read

Attentive readers of Sifted View will know your columnist has not been a big fan of the British government’s approach to startups. 

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John Thornhill

John Thornhill is Sifted’s editorial director and cofounder. He is also innovation editor of the Financial Times, and tweets from @johnthornhillft

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