What the three ‘main’ parties are offering UK businesses
The three main party leaders are at the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference to tell us what they’ll do for the sector should they win the upcoming general election.
The three main party leaders are at the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference to tell us what they’ll do for the sector should they win the upcoming general election.
A number of UK Labour and Conservative politicians have taken the ultimate plunge, and have broken away from their respective parties to form The Independent Group, a liberal but (as of yet) non-party organisation. We attend an exclusive event where spokesperson and ex-Labour leader hopeful, Chuka Umunna, explains why the group has formed, its intentions for the future, and why it’s attracting high profile entrepreneurs (who says it’s only the Tories that care about enterprise!?).
Maria Dramalioti-Taylor, founder of London-based VC firm AngelLab, shows the scale of the “No Man’s Land” between seed and Series A funding in Europe and argues that despite appearances, it is actually good news for the ecosystem.