First Industrial Revolution: the shift to mechanized production, 1760–1840 in Europe and the US.
Stanford-led letter signed by more than 200 economists and AI researchers warns that AI could transform the economy within a decade, larger than the Industrial Revolution, while posing risks like job displacement; calls for incentives, guardrails, and institutions to steer AI for societal benefit.
Andy Burnham has emerged as the clear frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer and is using a Manchester speech to press a major devolution agenda. He has proposed shifting decision‑making and parts of the prime ministerial operation north, a 10‑year mission on living standards and changes to public procurement to favour British jobs.