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Blair and Hague urge UK to make major strategic bets on quantum computing

Tony Blair and William Hague's Tony Blair Institute paper, published 3 November 2025, urges major UK investment, tax breaks and infrastructure spending in quantum computing. It warns Britain risks falling behind Germany, Canada and the Netherlands.

Reported Opinion Editor-read The Quantum Insider, 3 November 2025

What it does not test. This does not establish that the UK government has adopted, funded or committed to any of the paper's recommendations.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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