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Tech after the elections: what to expect from a Labour government
TMT
This week on Top in Tech, Conan is joined by Megan to cover topics such as how platforms will be expected to handle electoral content online, concerns about the risk of generative AI to democracy, and the most immediate policy priorities of a potential incoming Labour government (including on regulatory innovation and employment rights).
Tech after the elections: what to expect from a Republican Presidency
TMT
This week, Conan D’Arcy is joined by Ugonma Nwankwo to discuss the political debates tech companies have to navigate as central players in the modern electoral process. They identify how events from the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the de-platforming of former President Trump from top social media sites have contributed to politicizing the role of tech platforms and the…
The 2024 elections: where next for the “Techlash”?
TMT
Social media and content-sharing platforms are now an integral part of electoral processes, acting as a conduit for the campaigning of and advertising by parties and candidates, and a forum for public discourse. The 2024 elections present unique challenges arising from the scale and significance of the votes. If tech companies are perceived to have performed poorly during…
A Hard Day's Right: A Brit’s experience of Trump’s base
General Policy
CPAC – the Conservative Political Action Conference – is a bewildering experience for a British immigrant to the US whose understanding of what constitutes ‘right-wing’ is completely unreflective of the Republican party’s most vocal and influential contingent. I expected sophisticated panel discussions espousing the virtues of supply-side economics and speeches…
The State of the Border: Business Experience of the UK Border 2023
Trade & Manufacturing
GC and Clearborder have published their third annual State of the Border review of the operation of the UK border. At the centre of the report is the largest annual public survey of border users in the UK on their experience in using the border in 2023.
Evolutionary, not revolutionary: Thoughts on a potential second Trump term
General Policy
The questions come in from across the country and around the globe: “Are you going to blow up the world?” “Trump can’t serve a third term… can he?!” “Is the Inflation Reduction Act toast?” And, perhaps the most thought-provoking: “If Trump wins a second term, would you recommend global investors underweight the US due to the political volatility likely to result?”