Richard Jones

Excellent thread, not least for reminding us that "bionic duckweed" should be a universally understood term of art in innovation policy. If electric trains/trams had only just been invented, we'd be rushing to implement this great novel decarbonisation technology.

Really important thread and report on the role of R&D tax credits in the UK's R&D landscape

V good thread on the important role universities can play in attracting high quality foreign direct investment into their cities and regions, supporting their own R&D, and strengthening wider innovation ecosystems.

Very interesting thread (especially to me, as, many years ago, I did a PhD about PVC and the diffusion of (non-phthalate) plasticisers therein). Perhaps of interest to @pvcryan …

V good & constructive thread on how to make the most of latest version of investment zones

A very good thread & blogpost from @bridges_tom on how city regions could use "Investment Zones" & "Innovation Accelerators" as part of a coherent plan to support inclusive economic growth. A start to turning "levelling up" from slogan to substance.

I enjoyed this evening's @ukonward event on industrial strategy, a lot of consensus amongst the panel on (a) the need for industrial strategy, and (b) some of the necessary ingredients for the situation the UK finds itself in. This is a good summary thread...

Good that there was so much consensus at this @ukonward event last night on the need for the UK to be serious about industrial strategy, and quite a lot of agreement about some necessary ingredients. Here's a good thread summarising the proceedings...

An interesting thread on the semiconductor strategy from @ProfRachelGaN - but it does emphasise that this is really science policy rather than industrial strategy (the former, of course, being much cheaper than the latter).

Important & rightly praised thread on why UK's problem is lack of demand for skilled people, not lack of supply. Result of chronic underinvestment in UK & resulting economic stagnation Some important additional context: post-GFC divergence in economic performance between UK & USA