Harrington review of Foreign Direct Investment

Mentioned by Richard Broyd, one of the co-authors

The research base of the UK is one of the strongest in the world and leveraging that base in founding businesses in the fields of science and technology is notable by European standards. Just eight of the UK’s university towns are home to more billion-dollar unicorn start-ups than the whole of France and Germany combined

(…) Nonetheless, R&D success and funding, supported by the UK’s strong university-level skills base, is recognised as a UK strength by investors and should continue to feature highly in the UK’s investment promotion materials