It will be counterproductive in a lot of cases, if the ultimate goal is to get people back into work.

There’s a lot of areas of the country unfortunately where not being able to drive makes it very hard or near impossible to find work. It could also affect any of the sanctioned person’s dependents in a similar way.

Keir Starmer’s full statement is available on the GOV.UK website here.

Encouraging the greater development of the UK’s tech sector generally is a good thing. But having “unleashed AI” as the foundation for that doesn’t sound the best idea.