Articles by: Tim Focas

NEW RESEARCH – Hack Attack: Police Under Pressure

NEW RESEARCH – Hack Attack: Police Under Pressure

The Parliament Street think tank has released new research revealing a sharp rise in hacks on social media accounts and the email addresses of business users. Please our full report here and detailed police hacking notes.

by · 3rd December 2018 · Research
Parliament Street Christmas Reception with Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox MP

Parliament Street Christmas Reception with Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox MP

On Thursday 22nd November, Parliament Street held its Christmas Reception featuring an address by the Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade. The reception was held in a large private function area in of one Westminster’s most popular pubs, The Old Star; beloved by politicians, journalists and researchers […]

by · 22nd November 2018 · 2018 Events
BRIEFING PAPER – 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections

BRIEFING PAPER – 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections

Kevin Brown provide us with  a briefing paper into the 2020 U.S. midterm elections, showing that rather than being a harbinger of doom for President Trump, the results show a clear path to his reelection in 2020. Read his paper here: Analyzing the Midterm Election for 2020 briefing

by · 20th November 2018 · Research
Parliament Street CEO discusses Brexit on London Live Debate

Parliament Street CEO discusses Brexit on London Live Debate

Sunday 18th November 2018 Parliament Street CEO, Patrick Sullivan was on London Live Debate, this evening. Patrick offered his take on an eventful week in politics, and also, gave his analysis on Theresa May’s Brexit Deal.

by · 18th November 2018 · Press Room, News
Wednesday 7th November 2018 – Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of the Machines

Wednesday 7th November 2018 – Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of the Machines

Early this evening we were proud to host a symposium on Artificial Intelligence to a full house at the ST. Matthews’ Conference Centre in Westmister. Topics discussed included the rise of Artificial Intelligence and the impact robots and automation will have on have on jobs, society and the UK economy. The event was chaired by our Highway to Tomorrow coordinator, […]

by · 7th November 2018 · 2018 Events
Wednesday 17th October – Hack Attack: The Rise of Cyber Crime

Wednesday 17th October – Hack Attack: The Rise of Cyber Crime

Wednesday 17th October 2018 This evening, Parliament Street hosted a symposium on the threat of cyber-crime in Portcullis House. The event was expertly chaired by the coordinator of our Highway to Tomorrow policy group, Steven George-Hilley. The event was well attended, with over 80 people, many from the security and tech industries, in attendance and offering great questions and excellent […]

by · 17th October 2018 · 2018 Events
Empowering a data literate society

Empowering a data literate society

By Clare Ambrosino, President of Parliament Street In today’s Fourth Industrial Revolution, data is key to unlocking new insights, ideas and possibilities. But experts estimate that only one-third of us can confidently understand, analyse and argue with data, so there aren’t enough people with the expertise to manage, interpret and create value from it. For public and private sector organisations […]

by · 17th October 2018 · Opinion Editorials, Tech Frontiers
Parliament Street’s Danny Bowman slams “new low for reality TV” in The Times

Parliament Street’s Danny Bowman slams “new low for reality TV” in The Times

Saturday 6th October 2018 This morning, The Times reported on a controversial new reality TV show called The Circle. This program has received intense criticism from mental health campaigners for “glamorising social media deception.” Parliament Street’s Mental Health Spokesman, Danny Bowman was interviewed by The Times for the piece and rightly said that “If anything they need to reduce the level of deception”. The article […]

by · 6th October 2018 · Press Room, News
Tim Focas writes for Investment Europe

Tim Focas writes for Investment Europe

Thursday 27th September 2018 Earlier today, highly respected financial publication Investment Europe published an exclusive opinion editorial penned by our very own Director of Financial Services, Tim Focas. In his scathing editorial, Tim took aim at Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell’s new flagship policy of forcing companies to provide equity stakes for staff. To further annoy the Mao quoting leftist, Tim summed up […]

by · 27th September 2018 · Press Room
Dr. Peter Hill discusses Brexit and Housing on London Live Debate

Dr. Peter Hill discusses Brexit and Housing on London Live Debate

Review by Cllr. Dr. Peter Hill – Director of Policy, Parliament Street On 16th September, I appeared on the London Live Debate discussing the Bank of England Governor’s recent comments regarding the effect of Brexit on London house prices. On the Panel was myself, Andrew Boff (Member of the GLA and potential Conservative Mayor of London candidate) and Melanie Clear, […]

by · 16th September 2018 · Press Room