Matt Evans

So true. Walked up to Camden tonight from the House of Commons..the Christmas lights, shoppers in Seven Dials, the quiet of Bloomsbury’s squares, Soul II Soul in concert at Koko. No city in the world like it

Why we remember. From those who serve. #LestWeForget

On both sides of the Atlantic, procurement is a hugely underrated policy lever. In the UK, we spend c. £400bn a year through intermediaries. But when I was a civil servant the topic was considered pretty disinteresting by most senior people.

@GWRHelp what’s wrong with services heading to London from Newport?

Really concerning. Defence of the West requires weapons, companies need to make weapons. Frustrating to see so many institutions lining up against national sovereignty.

Britain's ability to support Ukraine is being held back by outdated ESG rules that are stopping banks and financial institutions from investing in our defence sector on the grounds that it is ‘unethical’. (1/3)

EXC: More than 100 Labour MPs and peers have urged British banks/fund managers to stop viewing all defence investments as “unethical”, in bid to boost UK arms industry Letter on ESG is backed by Labour Growth Group and ex-Nato gen sec Lord Robertson ft.com/content/062fda…

There is an aggressor: Russia. There is a victim: Ukraine. We were right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago—and to keep doing so. By “we,” I mean the Americans, the Europeans, the Canadians, the Japanese, and many others. Thank you to all who have helped and continue to do so. And respect to those who have been fighting since the beginning—because they are fighting for their dignity, their independence, their children, and the security of Europe.

Great to be in 🇮🇳 to discuss UK-India collaboration in tech!

Rachel Reeves reportedly considering zonal pricing “to drive growth in Britain’s advanced manufacturing sector and encourage businesses to build factories in regions with abundant, cheaper energy.” 👏👏👏👏 Great to see this vital step backed by pro-growth Labour MPs:

AI is going to transform our economy and society. With our AI Opportunities Action Plan, we will be in the driving seat of innovation, boosting growth and prosperity. And we'll ensure that the technology benefits everyone from every part of the country, equally. @bbclaurak

@rcolvile Worse really when you remember that Abi Tierney who lead that transformation isn’t sitting in a position of authority overseeing similar projects but rather leading Welsh rugby (firepan & fire!)

This is a whole genre of tweets - I have my own recent entry. But it is profoundly depressing when we are moved to comment on an encounter with a single bit of the British state that functions seamlessly.

@Scott_Tandy1 @CRecyclers Great work mate!

Shout out to Newydd IT team, @CRecyclers and IDM Doors Ltd who has helped a digitally excluded tenants access to a laptop through our #DeviceBank The tenant is over the moon and excited to start their digital journey

@Scott_Tandy1 Pretty good. But doesn’t cover desirability/lack of need etc explicitly which I think we sometimes skip over

Last night I asked Consensus to find the most common barriers to digital inclusion in Wales. Then I used Claude to generate a Venn diagram based on the findings. What do you think of the result? Is it missing anything or include surprising insights?

best use of AI yet? UK mobile operator O2 has created a human-like AI “Granny” to answer calls in real time from fraudsters, wasting as much of their time as possible 😅 news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-dai…

Much more on the state of the market and how we can increase the pace of build here; techuk.org/resource/techu…

Personally believe that nuclear has a big role to play. But we shouldn’t do ourselves down - we are a global leader in building and operating Data Centres (with AI ones in the pipe). Much more we can do but over £20bn announced in last 12 months too!

@jamesrbuk But given we are v good at building and operating data centres - why not go for the win/win??

🌹 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 ❤️ #LestWeForget #RemembranceSunday

We’ve appointed new additions to our Board to support our mission to transform public services & fuel economic growth through science & tech. Welcome to the team👋 @WillmottPaul of @Lego_Group @helenmilner of @GoodThingsFdn @nic_hodson of @IBM Adam Tickell of @unibirmingham