London vs the North — or can both tech sectors win under Andy Burnham?

As the new Prime Minister pushes north, Chris Stokel-Walker looks at the capital’s future as Europe’s tech powerhouse

ANDY Burnham has been told to ramp up North Sea oil and gas drilling and think twice about damaging tax hikes on the sector, BP’s boss warns. The Prime Minister is facing pressure to further exploit the domestic energy supplies after the industry hit out at their windfall tax. The intervention comes as BP announced...