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Financial Times: A wilting relationship

Leeds | Published | 10 minute read |     
An AI generated man sits and reads the Financial Times in a coffee shop. Source: OpenAI/ChatGPC

John Willman, Business Editor of the Financial Times approached me for comment on the relationship between British business and Gordon Brown’s Labour government.

Last week, the outcry from business forced the government to announce an “entrepreneurs’ relief” that keeps capital gains tax unchanged for the first £1m ($2m, €1.3m) of lifetime gains. But the inept way in which the original proposal was announced and the delay in offering a concession is still seen by most as inadequate and has undermined Mr Brown’s claim to be pro-enterprise.

John Willman, Business Editor of the Financial Times contacted me for my views on this quickly deteriorating relationship. You can read them by clicking here (pay wall).

About the Author

Mario Thomas is a Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD) with nearly three decades bridging software engineering, entrepreneurial leadership, and enterprise transformation. As Head of Applied AI & Emerging Technology Strategy at Amazon Web Services (AWS), he defines how AWS equips its global field organisation and clients to accelerate AI adoption and prepare for continuous technological disruption.

An alumnus of the London School of Economics and guest lecturer on the LSE Data Science & AI for Executives programme, Mario partners with Boards and executive teams to build the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to scale advanced technologies responsibly. His independently authored frameworks — including the AI Stages of Adoption (AISA), Five Pillars of AI Capability, and Well-Advised — are adopted internationally in enterprise engagements and cited by professional bodies advancing responsible AI adoption, including the IoD.

Mario's work has enabled organisations to move AI from experimentation to enterprise-scale impact, generating measurable business value through systematic governance and strategic adoption of AI, data, and cloud technologies.