@rodolfor I do miss the “make London the greatest city on the planet” energy from elections gone by. This was just ULEZ bueno / no bueno + vague statements on who can be harder on crime
I hope (and it is a big hope) that every growth stage fintech based in London lists in 2026 on the LSE.
It would:
1. Take UK equities / the LSE off life-support
2. Unlock a bunch of cash to recycle through ecosystem
3. Finalise the playbook for building / scaling in the UK
2026 is *just* far enough away that it is not too late to do what needs to be done to make it happen.
I cannot stress how outrageously good this would be for the ecosystem, the country, and UK capital markets.
@nathanbenaich Don’t worry, our pension funds are coming to the rescue 🇦🇺 there is nothing more we love than infra finance Macquarie/Aus pensions 🤝 UK infra projects
@chalmermagne The context of 2019 is important here - it was peak hunting season for the usual folks in the British private sector re trying to ‘commercialise’ the NHS. The number was meant to pressure the NHS to dish out some private sector ££. Everyone is just mad it’s PLTR and not them lol