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We squandered the North Sea oil windfall. We can’t make the same mistake with AI
The backlash against artificial intelligence is gathering force. Across America this summer, plans for giant data centres are running into cross-country, cross-party opposition from a coalition that now stretches from Bernie Sanders to Republican governors. Communities worry about power, water, jobs and what they see as yet another bargain where
Liam Byrne MP
14/09/2026