The first of two performances by leading baritone Matthias Goerne this week at Wigmore Hall 🎵 Tonight, a programme of Schubert with pianist Alexandre Kantorow 🎹 🕰️ 7.30pm 🎟️ wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20240…

Foundations: Why Britain Has Stagnated. A new essay by Ben Southwood, Samuel Hughes & me. Why the UK's ban on investment in housing, infrastructure and energy is not just a problem. It is *the* problem. And how fixing it is the defining task of our generation. ukfoundations.co

Terrific analysis of the UK's stagnation, with many parts relevant to Ireland: ukfoundations.co.

I’ve been saying for a while that stagnation is a policy choice: the UK can choose to be rich! Sam Bowman Ben Southwood + Samuel Hughes lay out the case in brilliant, horrifying detail. Read it, send it to your MP and ask them what they’re going to do about it

We said we intended to prioritise and fast-track building on previously developed urban land and we meant it. Our proposals for a “brownfield passport” will ensure the default answer to appropriate applications will be a straightforward yes. gov.uk/government/pub…

The Intelligence Age: ia.samaltman.com

Today we release the results of our UK Growth Survey, as exclusively covered by Archie Hall The Economist UK Day One polled 44 pro-growth economists, think tankers and researchers to ask them what the new government should do to pursue growth. Some of the key insights ...🧵

If you want to shape the future of UK science and to make it as ambitious and high impact as possible, it’s hard to imagine a better role than this…

NEW from me and Sam Dumitriu: how we can choose growth. Eleven politically-viable ways the Labour government can start to reverse Britain's decline and make Britain prosper again.

Fantastic news for the UK!

Wonderful profile of Tyler, who has become a father to a generation of bright youngsters who want to improve the world. It captures some of his sense of humour and warmth too, which are part of what make him a truly great man (not just a very smart one). economist.com/1843/2025/02/2…

LFG-2 THIS SATURDAY: SOLD OUT It is our MOST PACKED EVENT YET With speakers from across the political spectrum: Chris Curtis - MP (Labour) Andrew Griffith - MP (Conservative) Zia Yusuf - Chairman of Reform Harriet Green - entrepreneur, founding partner of Basis Capital

Fantastic work here. Let’s keep focused on these important ideas for growth and not get distracted

New research out from me today: why has Britain experienced so little productivity growth in recent years? And why (at least up until now) has the US has performed so much better? Spoiler: it’s not just tech companies and energy prices 🧵

UK Progress Idea Machine fully operational tonight with txp at Wayve

Carols and thinking on a rainy London day morning Anthropic