To unlock Britain’s innovation potential, Labour needs to think outside the box | Letters

“To unlock Britain’s innovation potential, Labour needs to think outside the box | Letters”

Kate Fleming says the government must look beyond the models it rewards today, while Jenny Haigh says unlocking potential means recognising that creativity and science are partners Gordon Brown wants Britain to invent, invest in and own the future ( British households would be £5,000 richer if we were more innovative. Let’s unleash our talents, 9 October ). But invent what, and for whom? His hunt for “lost Einsteins” rests on a narrow vision: a lone genius invents, commercialisation scales, the…