PM is doing his best to blunt our cutting edge tech

SCIENCE, technology and AI are the UK's future engines of growth. If Keir Starmer actually cared as much about growth as he claimed during the election campaign, he would have grasped this.

- By Alan Mak

In Labour's emergency Budget in three weeks' time, we will find out whether he finally has. Given their last Budget sent borrowing costs and taxes skyrocketing, I'm not holding my breath.

Making sure that Britain grasps the opportunities presented by science and technology will require leadership, sound judgment and strategic policy-making.

Our Prime Minister is weak in all three areas.

We are a great country but under Labour we have lost our way. Britain is failing to compete in a world that is changing fast, and is no longer working for its citizens as it used to. The opportunities presented by science and technology can help turn this around.

The rate of technological change has never been as fast as it is now, nor will it ever be as slow.

In this rapidly changing landscape, seizing the opportunities of science and technology become increasingly important.

If done right, public-private investment in research and development supports the creation of world-beating innovations, positioning Britain as the main beneficiary of scientific advancement.

Only by doing so can we make sure we are not left behind in this scientific arms race.