Monthly Archives: May 2012

Silicon Roundabout and Tech City – will it succeed? The British government announced Tech City with great fanfare. David Cameron visited it (it’s not very far from the Houses of Parliament!) on its nominal first anniversary in November and launched more bits of it – a “national Virtual incubator” for small businesses and an “Entrepreneur First” scheme to encourage young people to start their own businesses. In these times of economic doom, gloom and failure, the government wants to see …

As we enter the year, economic uncertainty is the dominant factor. No-one knows what will happen to the Eurozone, but it is likely to be either countries surrendering economic power to align with the German view of discipline or a partial or full breakup. The US has elections in a highly emotional and partisan environment currently paralysing decision-making, China is showing signs of its never-ending growth stopping. Governments world-wide are cutting costs to try to pay back the money they …