Wednesday 25 March 2026 5:39 am  |  Updated:  Tuesday 24 March 2026 12:52 pm

If Reeves wants Britain to lead in AI, she must offer tax incentives

By: Tim Sarson

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The government is aware of the levers it’s able to pull to compete on AI: planning, electricity connections, visas, higher education policy, direct subsidies. But where’s tax? Asks Tim Sarson

A couple of weeks ago one of those mini news stories came along, the sort that is so neatly zeitgeisty that it demands further consideration. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wrote to the CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, to invite the company to move to London. 

I’ve heard no reports of Mr Amodei’s response. But it’s still a fascinating story. Why? Because it brings together many strands of the current news agenda. 

The global economic discourse this year, at least before the recent energy shocks, has been dominated by the rise of AI and the small collection of mainly US companies that are driving it. AI and quantum computing were pivotal features of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture last Tuesday.

Then there’s the way US domestic political disputes become global stories and influence our own debates here, in this era of politics by social media.

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