Tom Bristow
tom-bristow.bsky.social
Tom Bristow
@tom-bristow.bsky.social
Tech policy reporter for POLITICO UK.
👋 Hi, I've been handed the keys to next week's London Influence newsletter.

I'll be writing about how tech lobbyists and advocacy groups have coped with the UK government's policy whiplash on the under-16s social media ban. If this is you, please get in touch ([email protected]).
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
🎂Happy Birthday to the UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan…

🎈It’s a year since Keir Starmer announced 50 ideas on how the UK would take advantage of AI. There have been plenty of announcements on AI infrastructure and skills but patchy progress on data, procurement and the adoption.
January 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM