Tom Bristow

Senior Reporter, Tech, POLITICO UK

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I've been finding, telling and editing engaging stories for over 15 years. I’ve produced award-winning investigations and podcasts, launched newsletters, built networks and managed teams in local and international newsrooms. At POLITICO I cover the daily ups and downs of U.K. tech policy.

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How the UK fell out of love with an AI bill - POLITICO

LONDON — Standing in Imperial College London's South Kensington Campus in September, Britain’s trade chief Peter Kyle insisted that a tech pact the U.K. had just signed with the U.S. wouldn’t hamper his country’s ability to make its own laws on artificial... See more

politico.eu•Tom Bristow•Dec 22, 2025

Britain distances itself from Australia's social media ban for kids

LONDON — Australia hopes its teenage social media ban will create a domino effect around the world. Britain isn’t so sure. As a new law banning under-16s from signing up to platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and TikTok comes into force today, U.K. lawma... See more

politico.eu•Tom Bristow•Dec 10, 2025

Planning, power and politics threaten Britain's AI dreams

NEWPORT, Wales — Road signs around Newport still refer to this sprawling former industrial site as a radiator factory. But soon, it will generate a different kind of heat. Microsoft has chosen this area of South Wales — once the world’s steel capital — to... See more

politico.eu•Tom Bristow•Nov 12, 2025

Google faces UK restrictions over search dominance

LONDON — Google has “substantial and entrenched market power” in online search meaning it will likely face restrictions in the U.K. to curb its dominance, the country’s competition watchdog confirmed Friday. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) sai... See more

politico.eu•Tom Bristow•Oct 10, 2025

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Education, Journalism at Daehan Electrical Association Training CenterGraduated: 2010

Master Of Arts, European History, German at The University Of EdinburghGraduated: 2009

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