James Dyson has called on government to take immediate action to make science and engineering central to its thinking. With advice from leading industry figures including Sir John Rose, Chief Executive of Rolls Royce, Sir Anthony Bamford, Chairman of JCB, and Sir Christopher Gent, Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline, James has developed a series of policy suggestions aimed at boosting Britain’s economy by inspiring and incentivising real, long-term action to make Britain a leading high tech nation.

The Dyson Taskforce has considered a breadth of issues - including culture, education, universities and research and development – targeted at bringing about a step change in both public and political attitudes to science and engineering. Proposals include reforming the school curriculum to teach pure science; a number of new routes to improve the quality of teachers and teaching; offering students more flexible courses with industry experience and improving tax advantages for start-up businesses.