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

In every capitalist economy there are anti-capitalist movements, activists, and even political parties; in a way, that there are no longer anti-democratic movements, activists, and parties.

Everyone knows of great projects that were too dependent on a charismatic individual, or simply too expensive to be replicated.

A tablet replacing an exercise book is not innovation, it's just a different way to make notes.

Systems governed by only one set of rules are more vulnerable than those with variety.

There are hardly any apprenticeships in care; hardly any schools preparing teenagers for jobs in care; and few signs that politicians know what to do to raise the status and rewards for what will soon be one of our most important industries.

Computing should be taught as a rigorous - but fun - discipline covering topics like programming, database structures, and algorithms. That doesn't have to be boring.