Brent Hoberman on UK tech post-Starmer: 'Are we going to tax everyone to high hell?'

Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast by Sifted

Jun 25, 202644:28Business

While the UK's tech scene booms, political uncertainty looms. In this week's episode of the Sifted podcast, John Thornhill is joined by serial entrepreneur and investor Brent Hoberman. Brent, who cofounded Lastminute.com...

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