New figures released last week by Ascendant Corporate Finance reveal a welcome resurgence in the UK and Irish tech scene, and it appears that it's just a sign of things to come.

Over £1billion was invested in 232 deals of over half a million pounds...

The London tech scene needs its champions, which is why it was so encouraging to see Boris Johnson open the day's trading at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) this week and encourage investors to back the science and technology sectors. This mayoral stimulus is exactly what's needed to...

David Cameron's long awaited EU speech provides a good opportunity for UK policy makers, businesses and the general public, to re-address the UK's relationship with Europe.

That the promise of a referendum triggered a five-point bounce in the polls demonstrates a significant interest...

The Autumn Statement announcement that Tech City will receive £50m of Treasury funding for development of the Old Street area is a further welcome move in the continuing upward curve for this unlikely 'hotspot'.

In a further demonstration of the government's ongoing commitment to developing the UK as a leading...

David Cameron used his conference speech last week to warn that we must "do or decline" and that we must "show determination and imagination" if we want Britain to be great in the future. It's a laudable pursuit, and one that must start with a pledge to stop doing ourselves...

This is an exciting time for East London. The regeneration of the Stratford area will prove one of the lasting Olympic legacies. Tech City, the cluster of digital and technology start-ups around the Old Street Roundabout, has mushroomed to 3,200 companies employing 48,000 people according to a new Centre for...

This summer's unabashed patriotism has not passed me by - I will be one of many supporting our top athletes from the stands at the Olympic Park.

But aside from our sportsmen and women, I will also be cheering on a very different 'Team GB'. Based just down the road...

The scandal around Barclays' interest rate fixing and the computer glitch chaos experienced by RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank customers recently are just the latest reminders of the systemic problems facing the UK's banks.

Pitched into turmoil by the financial crisis and irrevocably scarred by the bonuses fiasco, these issues...

Adding a marketing plan as an afterthought can be one of the biggest mistakes that a new business can make, but it's a mistake that I see all too often in UK digital startups.

Those who lead digital businesses are often skilled in engineering, product development or...