ethos embodied by so many of the fantastic businesses right here. some people think innovation is about gadgets and geek ore, and nice to have, peripheral to growth compared to the traditional levers of tax and spend, but that is exactly the mindset that we need to change. let me tell you why innovation is so important. 0ver change. let me tell you why innovation is so important. over the last 50 years it was responsible for around half of the uk s productivity increase. newjobs are created by innovation. peoples wages increased by innovation and the cost of goods and services reduced by innovation and services reduced by innovation and major challenges like energy security and a net zero will be solved by innovation. the more we innovate, the more we grow. and the world is seeing an incredible wave of scientific and technological change, so right now, the most
the same pressure, and the outlook is tough. i think when we project forward we are very worried. the environment that we are selling into is going to become more challenging. if we ve got to put our prices up to reflect all the cost pressures that we re facing there comes a point where people just can t afford to buy your products. 30 miles away, the prime minister told business he d stabilised the economy and was optimistic about the future. our most pressing task when it comes to growth is stability and controlling inflation. but that will never be the limit of our ambition. the more we innovate, the more we will grow. but business leaders are increasingly talking of a need to review post brexit immigration and trade policy. but today the prime minister squashed any notion of a rethink. under my leadership, the united kingdom will not pursue any relationship with europe that relies on alignment with eu laws. now, i voted for brexit, i believe in brexit and i know that brexit can del
injuries or worse. and climate change, combined with accelerated urban development means that more and more people are coming into contact with things that can bite, with scientists predicting that the number of cases can rise even higher. to get an idea of what s out there here in mexico, i ve come to a park near the capital to meet diego barrales, who s become a twitter sensation. he s the go to guy when it comes to identifying potential danger. every day, hundreds of pictures are sent to him from worried travellers looking for reassurance after a close encounter or bite from a spider, scorpion or snake. hi, diego. hi, eva. hey. how are you? i m great. what deadly creature are we looking for here? 0h, we are looking for spiders and scorpions.
the more we innovate, the more we will grow. but business leaders are increasingly talking of a need to review post brexit immigration and trade policy. but today the prime minister squashed any notion of a rethink. under my leadership, the united kingdom will not pursue any relationship with europe that relies on alignment with eu laws. now, i voted for brexit, i believe in brexit and i know that brexit can deliver and is already delivering enormous benefits and opportunities for the country. you can t move around here without seeing or hearing the word growth. and the prime minister came today to talk about innovation, driving the growth in the jobs and the industries of the future. but for most people here, they have much more pressing concerns. high energy bills, of course. there s a chronic labour shortage and a big dip in trade with the eu. and it s that short term growth that many feel isn t getting enough attention.
next up, we re off to the azores where new wine routes are being developed across six of the nine major islands following a renaissance in the unique practice of growing grapes across lava fields. we sent cat moh to find out more. there it is. on a map, pico island is pretty much a dot in the middle of the atlantic ocean. formed 300,000 years ago, it s the youngest volcanic island in the azores archipelago. pico last erupted 300 years ago, and it explains why the land is so rugged. tourists come to hike its unique landscape alongside whale watching and dolphin spotting. but i m here for its volcanic wines. in fact, unesco has granted pico world heritage status for its vineyard culture. and i m starting to see why.