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Billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has issued fresh criticism of Rishi Sunak’s government, claiming the Prime Minister’s pledge to turn the UK into a science and technology superpower is “mere political sloganeering”.<\/p>\n
In a letter to the Times, he also complains that he has yet to meet Mr Sunak despite being a major UK businessman.<\/p>\n
Sir James, whose company employs 3,500 people in the UK, said: “Ministers talk arrogantly about Britain becoming a ‘scientific and technological superpower’ but their woeful policies reduce it to a mere political slogan<\/p>\n
Billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has criticized the government (Stefan Rousseau\/PA)<\/p>\n
“In the UK, Dyson now faces rising corporation tax (removing any tax credit for research and development)… and a crippling shortage of skilled engineers.”<\/p>\n
It is not the first time that the founder and chief engineer of the multinational technology company Dyson, based in Singapore, has criticized the Government.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Sir James warned Mr. Sunak that growth should not be seen as a “dirty word”, accusing the government of a “short-sighted” approach to business.<\/p>\n
Sunak’s ambition to make the UK a science superpower after Brexit has been central to his tenure as Prime Minister, with the creation of a new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology by the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n
A government spokesman said: \u201cThe UK is open for business as an innovative nation.<\/p>\n
“We aim to be the largest technology sector in Europe, reaching a combined market value of \u00a31 trillion by 2022, have the lowest corporate tax rate in the G7 and have world-class strengths in science and R&D, underpinned by for our \u00a320 billion R&D target and introducing policies such as total spending.<\/p>\n
“This will spur stronger growth, better jobs and bold new discoveries, bringing together tomorrow’s key technologies such as quantum and artificial intelligence, in a dedicated department for Science, Innovation and Technology for the first time.”<\/p>\n