Eamonn Ives
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Interested in how things work and making them work better 💫 | Research Director @TenThinkTank; Founder @liberaldigest | Prev: Special Adviser @cabinetofficeuk
Manchester to London
Joined January 2011
📊 NEW! Last summer, @tenthinktank asked founders for their views on the state of the economy, their hopes and fears for the year ahead, and to weigh in on other issues. With the Autumn Budget looming into view, we’ve surveyed them again. Here’s just some of what they told us…
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📩 New Digest! Read for takes on excoriating exit taxes, ideas about innovation, and wisdom on WASPIs. Incl: @Scarlett__Mag
@TomClougherty
@HugoGye
@PensionsMonkey
@alys_key
@lugaricano
@BritishProgress
@I_Am_NickBloom
@joseph_gellman Link follows…
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🚨🥳 It’s time for our Friday Thread! 🚨🥳 Here’s a rundown of the key stories and interesting articles relating to entrepreneurs, technology, and innovation this week…
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As luck would have it, last year for @TenThinkTank I set out a blueprint for what some of those changes should be. To its credit, the government is pushing ahead on some of them, but we can't let up. [2/2] https://t.co/GmBbNsDsad
Yet, even with this investment, there’s a chance it won’t go as far as we’d like without tackling other challenges that impede the rollout of SMRs. In my paper, I put forward a handful of suggestions for how to fix these…
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⚡️ Good news! SMRs could unlock the energy we desperately need to power our way out of economic stagnation. But the industry will never take off if it continues to require constant hand holding from government. Further changes are required... [1/2]
New nuclear is coming to North Wales. ✅3,000 jobs ✅Billions for the Welsh economy ✅Enough power for 3 million homes Delivering energy security and helping to tackle the climate crisis.
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📩 New Digest! Read for takes on redacted research, founders’ thoughts, legal logic and advancing the affordability agenda. Incl: @adwooldridge
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🚨🥳 It’s time for our Friday Thread! 🚨🥳 Here’s a rundown of the key stories and interesting articles relating to entrepreneurs, technology, and innovation this week…
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📊 NEW! Last summer, @tenthinktank asked founders for their views on the state of the economy, their hopes and fears for the year ahead, and to weigh in on other issues. With the Autumn Budget looming into view, we’ve surveyed them again. Here’s just some of what they told us…
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Not sure if that's what they call a "backhanded compliment" @Birdyword, but hey ho
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I read approximately one book a year and I have a feeling this will be 2025's candidate
The Land Trap is now OUT in the US! Just two days to wait until the UK release. Pre-orders should be landing imminently.
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📊 The above findings are just some of the insights our latest instalment of @tenthinktank’s Entrepreneurs Survey revealed. To read the results in full, head to our website… 👇 https://t.co/rIhRVQzIVd
tenentrepreneurs.org
What entrepreneurs in Britain really think
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👍 Over three quarters of founders are optimistic about the impact AI will have on their business – compared to just 3% who are pessimistic.
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🔐 Concerns about security or privacy and accuracy or mistakes are the biggest factors for entrepreneurs not making greater use of AI tools in their businesses.
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🤝 We also wanted to understand how entrepreneurs are integrating AI into their startups. Half of founders say AI tools have not impacted hiring, though many report having made fewer hires – especially at the junior level and for administrative roles.
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💼 Of those founders who were aware of the Employment Rights Bill, vanishingly few thought it would have positive consequences for the economy. Fully 80% think it will have a negative impact.
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🚧 Since we last asked them, founders’ views towards the level of taxation and regulation have only grown more negative. Nearly nine in 10 have a negative view of the level of taxation.
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🗳️ Once again, ‘None of the above’ remains the political party most founders trust to understand the needs of entrepreneurs. Reform meanwhile are making gains, and the Conservatives to a lesser extent.
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🤔 A staggering 85% of founders do not think the Government understands the needs of entrepreneurs – compared to just 3% who do.
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🌦️ On average, founders remain positive about prospects for their own businesses, but optimism is down. Regarding the wider economy, pessimism reigns supreme – with 84% pessimistic about the year ahead.
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⚖️ We asked founders if they think Rachel Reeves should stick with her promise to not raise the rate of Income Tax, VAT and NICs. As many said she should as those who thought she shouldn’t – if it means keeping other taxes lower.
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🛫 Meanwhile, seven in 10 founders say they know at least one other founder who is planning to leave the UK because of the current or expected future tax regime.
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