Dominic Cummings' research baby is likely to be crushed by the Blob

One British inventor will be watching the birth of Dominic Cummings' brainchild – the new Advanced Research and Invention Agency, or Aria, with a keen interest. Twenty years ago, Andrew Fentem pioneered a tactile, low cost "multitouch" user interface for small computers that revolutionised how they could be used. The British state's leading innovation body vowed to support him.