The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices.

Economies are complex beasts that need people to do an extraordinary range of tasks.

The most dynamic cities have always been immersed in the critical innovations of their time.

Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.

Health is already a dominant sector in most societies and the one most guaranteed to grow.

Courses can, and should, incorporate the excitement and fun of programming games, apps or even real digital devices.

On the environment and climate change, I suspect that future generations will think there was too much timidity, too much fear of upsetting business. Basically, New Labour was very nervous about regulating business, or requiring it to do anything, even when there was a very clear social or environmental case for doing so.