Re: Is this an EU or Europe thing ?
There are certain things going quite well in the UK (ignoring the ineptitude of COVID and every single political party, besides the monster raving loonies).
The offshore and onshore wind power revolution is stepping up a gear (we will soon have 40GW of wind power by 2030, a staggering quantity, with rumours of 100GW by 2050).
The hydrogen manufacturing plants are building up (ITM power in Sheffield leading the way). We may soon be a major hydrogen exporter (we have 40% of all EU offshore wind resource).
Syncona is creating a significant amount of UK biotechnology firms. Autolus, Achilles, Gyroscope etc. Allowing major breakthroughs in cancer treatments.
It has been a long time since the UK was at the forefront of a technological revolution. But we are a windy island with shallow seas, so offshore wind was always there for the taking.
I suspect most Brexiters would be fine joining an EU CPU initiative. It's not exactly a 'red flag' hot topic that anyone is likely to have heard drunks in Wetherspoons uttering "dey tooook oour silicons!"
Honestly, I thought it was a good idea to sell ARM, when RISC-V started becoming a major threat on the horizon. £24bn is a significant sum.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
