Our Talent & Skills Policy Lead Bella Rhodes is in City A.M. today talking about the youth mobility visa...

The immigration system is designed to attract experienced workers with advanced skills, but UK startups need scrappy and ambitious young people too. A post-Brexit visa scheme for under 30s from the EU would be a boost for growth

cityam.com/britains-start…

Excited to say we're hiring for a new Head of Economic Policy to come and work with us at the Startup Coalition and lead on investment, VC, R&D and lots more.

If you're interested or know anyone who would be do get in touch!

linkedin.com/posts/activity…

The Startup Coalition is in Newport for our next UKTechWeek event tomorrow with our friends at Tramshed Tech

Thanks to everyone who came to our Investing Across the UK Reception as part of UKTechWeek with Bim Afolami MP!

🇬🇧London DefenseTech Hackathon came to an end. Here are some of the teams projects:

1) High Speed Interceptor to take down Orlan Drones

Insane energy at London DefenceTech hackathon

Engineers, operators and end users have travelled from Ukraine, Germany, France, Ireland and the US to hack

This would be a no brainer - we could and should grab this opportunity with both hands and not just negotiate this with the EU (which we've long recommended) but beyond to the US and a whole range of innovative economies around the world.

Thank you to Startup Coalition and Tony Blair Institute for Global Change for inviting me to speak at the launch of their fantastic ‘Progressive Vision for Fintech’ report yesterday.

Labour will embrace innovation and empower the FinTech sector to drive growth in every part of the British economy.

💰 Providing fintechs with the right backing
💪 Breaking down barriers to opportunity
📜 Shaping the market to protect consumers and drive inclusion
🚀 Unlocking Open Finance

Our Progressive Vision for Fintech published today in partnership with Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Read more 👇

There are challenges with current Labour plans on employment (we’ve got startups unsure what it means for freelancers & gig workers) but christ business doesn’t do itself favours. Top tip: if you’re a septuagenarian multi-millionaire and a journo calls maybe let it ring out…

The shifts in the administration of R&D tax credits have been catastrophic for startups. It’s pretty much the number one issue for founders we speak to - a real slow rolling disaster that needs gripping asap.