Thursday 28th March 2019 Last night in Committee Room 16 of the House of Commons, Parliament Street hosted a FinTech symposium called Cryptocurrency & Blockchain: Where Next? Addressing the full house were: Dr. Iwa Salami, Senior Lecturer in Financial Law and Regulation, University of East London Joanna Hubbard, CEO, Electron Erik Wilgenhot Plante, Chief Compliance Officer, BeQuant David Carlisle, Head of […]
Listen to the podcast here Patrick Sullivan, CEO of the Parliament Street think tank reviews the morning newspapers and discusses the big stories of day with Steven George-Hilley, founder of Centropy PR. In this special 15 minute podcast, hot topics discussed include the impact of politics on investment decisions, the values of start-up companies and the legal implications of the […]
Parliament Street debate on the role of digital technologies in the NHS includes leading figures from the world of HealthTech including Mark Kelly from PushDoctor.co.uk and Rajiv Sethi, from the Faculty of Digial Health Leading figures from the world of technology consultancy have called on the National Health Service (NHS) to modernise its systems in order to provide more cost […]
Parliament Street’s technology director Steve George-Hilley today announces a new programme of digital themes the think tank will explore in the New Year. The new initiative is designed to elevate the think tank’s already extensive capabilities as a leading in technology policy development, building on established work around social media, mobility, data security and device theft. “Tech now sits at […]
Steven George-Hilley joined Parliament Street soon after its inception in 2012. Since then he has spearheaded our technology campaign highlighting the importance of technology to improving our public services. Steven has represented Parliament Street in a number of high profile national and broadcast slots including BBC Radio 4 with Edward Stourton, ITV’s Daybreak programme, The Mirror, Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, […]
Parliament Street has appeared in today’s Evening Standard newspaper, commenting on the sharp rise in crimes associated with Pokemon Go application. The research was conducted by the think tank’s director of technology, Steven George-Hilley. Figures obtained by Parliament Street revealed that 11 crimes connected to the popular game in a period of just over three weeks. They include several cases […]
If like me you spent a few months complaining about the pain of self-service supermarket check-outs, before mastering the art and learning to love then, then you too will accept that automation is here to stay Take a good look at the work of scientists at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore who created the freakishly realistic ‘Nadine’ – the […]
The trade unions may have inflicted short-term suffering on London’s workers and businesses this week, but they have only reminded everyone why it’s time for automated tube services, argues Steven George-Hilley This week, the people of London were once again hit by a Union-organised tube strike, designed to cripple the transport network and inflict maximum suffering on normal working people. […]
This Wednesday will be the first opportunity for a Conservative majority government to deliver a full budget announcement since 1997. George Osborne has waited a long time for this moment, having suffered the friction with his Liberal Democrat colleagues for the last five years, tinkering with his every announcement and proposal. The Chancellor is well known for his love of […]
Queen Elizabeth doesn’t deserve this sickening Nazi smear
At 89 years of age, and after so many decades of dedicated, loyal service to our country and her people, one would think that the magnificent Queen Elizabeth II would be respected and protected by our national media. Saturday’s deeply unpleasant front page splash in The Sun newspaper accompanied by the headline, “Their Royal Heilnesses” is as tasteless as it is unfair to Britain and […]
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