🎉A letter to the PM: Technology and optimism

A note on the importance of technology optimism for the new occupant of No 10 Downing Street

Keir Starmer’s in-tray will already be overflowing with issues and demands. The new Prime Minister of the UK has already met the King, been given nuclear codes to protect the country, and will, by the time you read this, have had phone calls with Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau and other world leaders.

In his maiden speech as PM, Starmer spoke of the need for turning politics back into public service and the importance of “national renewal”. His plans for the first 100 Days are designed to tackle national security, investment, infrastructure and planning. But I’d like him also to consider how we bring the spirit of innovation into that long journey of national renewal. Let’s hope he’ll read this.