Pleased this report is out now. When GBR is up and running it will be the third largest public employer in the UK! It's vital we set this new arm of the state up in the right way so it can serve generations to come.

📉 Do the UK’s fiscal rules need to change? 📉 Today we’re publishing our evidence to the Lords Economic Committee, which sets out several ways to improve the current approach. Check out Chief Economist Dan Corry’s blog for more: 👇 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/do-the-uks...

When the government nationalises the railway next year, it will become the second biggest public employer after the NHS.🎉 ✅So, how can we make sure Great British Railways (GBR) is set up for success? Read Isabella's blog to find out: 👇 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/whats-happ...

Over the weekend FGF’s Beth Gardiner-Smith was in Barcelona for the #GlobalProgressiveMobilisation conference. What was so striking, she says, was the confidence with which SD and liberal values were promoted – and how different this feels from much of the debate in the UK. shorturl.at/2Ix8v

📆 The one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s gender ruling must serve as an opportunity for a course correction at the #EHRC. Here’s how they can do it: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Hannah Gregory, Global Director, Knowledge and Sponsorship at Pathways International, explores how a new model of Named Community Sponsorship could re-shape the #asylum system in the UK. Read Hannah’s guest blog for FGF 🔽 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/from-white...

After years of crisis the UK needs a radical change of direction. Our new Three Year Strategy aims to put FGF at the forefront of designing and sustaining a new vision for Britain - and will help our work transforming the state to renew the nation 🔽🔽🔽 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/transformi...

💥 Today @futuregovforum.bsky.social launches our new three-year strategy 💥 Our work on asylum & migration will continue - exploring how we can deliver a more effective approach to asylum & migration that sustains greater public confidence and remains consistent with int. law & progressive values 👇

After years of crisis the UK needs a radical change of direction. Our new Three Year Strategy aims to put FGF at the forefront of designing and sustaining a new vision for Britain - and will help our work transforming the state to renew the nation 🔽🔽🔽 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/transformi...

Our new ‘Reform and renewal of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’ report contains recommendations for big changes to the EHRC Watch FGF’s Hamida Ali explain more🔽 www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/vit...

Why the EHRC’s future is at risk unless big changes are made New blogpost by @futuregovforum.bsky.social director @yeowell.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/futurego...

Watch FGF’s Hamida Ali explain how our new ‘Vital institutions 01, Reform and renewal of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’ report would strengthen the EHRC www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/vit...

The @EHRC is a vital institution, but its future is at risk unless major changes made to strengthen the vital work it does. Our new FGF report contains recommendations to reform and strengthen this vital institution 🔽 www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/vit...

The @EHRC is a vital institution, but its future is at risk unless major changes made to strengthen the vital work it does. Our new FGF report contains recommendations to reform and strengthen this vital institution 🔽 www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/vit...

FGF’s Hamida Ali is currently chairing a panel at #TotalPlaceNow conference on why place-based budgets can be drivers of public service reform. Central government is ready to engage with this agenda – now we’re hearing from experts across local and national government about how to make this happen.

NEW - In @labourlist.bsky.social, John Denham explains ‘Why Total Place is vital for Labour’s chance of reforming public services’, ahead of today’s #TotalPlaceNow conference. @jydenham.bsky.social labourlist.org/2026/03/why-...

FGF spoke today at an important event on Barking & Dagenham’s inclusive growth policy. With Prof Tony Travers & @jacktshaw.bsky.social, we argued for stronger local, regional & national govt relationships, and strategic authority partnerships to unlock investment. More detail 🔽🔽 t.co/RaUyhySbBX

The moral grimness of this aside, it's quite striking how much this DOGE alumnus sounds like a caricature of a bureaucrat.

Mark Sandford from the House of Commons Library has written a Local Government Chronicle article which highlights FGF's Impactful Devolution 04 report on strategic authorities. Read it here 🔽 www.lgcplus.com/politics/dev...

On #InternationalWomen'sDay the chair of FGF’s Social Insights Panel, @pollyneate.bsky.social has written an article in @bigissue.com on why a radical shift to prevention is the only way to end violence against women & girls. #IWD2026 Read Polly’s article 🔽🔽🔽 www.bigissue.com/opinion/inte...

Why the Home Secretary is taking a gamble with her asylum reforms, and what a progressive alternative should look like New blog at @futuregovforum.bsky.social ⬇️

Ahead of today's speech by Shabana Mahmood on #asylum, FGF’s @emilyagraham.bsky.social sets out a progressive alternatives to how government can deliver on asylum, preserve fundamental rights while restoring order, safety and trust. Read it here 🔽🔽🔽 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/the-home-s...

How this happened - the last time a former Prime Minister was restored to power - is described in my essay on the February 1974 election in this book (link) I’ve always found Feb 74 one of the most interesting contests and results post-war www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...

Read our FGF takeaways from the Chancellor’s #SpringStatement, her forthcoming 2026 Mais Lecture and the government's autumn Budget ⬇️⬇️⬇️ futuregovforum.substack.com/p/fgfs-sprin...

Watch FGF Chief Economist, Dan Corry, explain how the government’s new Green Book has taken on board lots of things FGF have called for, especially changes that will be good for investment projects outside London and the SE 🔽🔽🔽 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/green-ligh...

By rights, there are about 1000 people in the US who should right now have this look of terror on their face. Starting with Donald Trump.

There's been a lot going on of late, so you'd be forgiven for missing the fact that earlier this month the Treasury issued an updated version of its 'Green Book' - which could have a significant impact on how public money is invested beyond London and the South East www.gov.uk/government/n...

"Slow, secretive and sclerotic, the government machinery itself is jammed. Our good intentions, in a busted system, are not enough. You need scepticism, a plan and some history." Thoughtful piece from @benjudah.bsky.social on the problems with the British state www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

This is a very good interview, I agree, although I’m less supportive of Jack’s comments on statins and orthopaedic shoes…. @jackkessler.bsky.social

‘In Britain it will cost at least 300billion pounds ($410billion) to upgrade infrastructure over the next decade according to Future Governance Forum’ @nytimes.com story by @patcohen.bsky.social illustrates the scale of the infrastructure challenge facing the UK 🔽 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...

John Oxley points out the clear yet often overlooked point that young men 18-24 are the second most liberal, left-leaning group in society (after young women) - being more so than young-ish thirtysomething women, and older women, as well as than men in older cohorts

Hamida Ali has written an article in today's LGC on FGF's report and why strategic authorities: * Must be ’stewards of their regional systems’ * Need greater capacity for investable projects and prevention programmes * Need greater fiscal devolution www.lgcplus.com/politics/dev...

Did you know strategic authorities serve 28million people in England? A new report published by FGF, written in partnership with Metro Dynamics & funded by London Councils, calls for national govt to strengthen the foundations of strategic authorities www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/imp...

Packed room for last night’s Who Governs Britain? event, bringing together a panel of thinkers & former insiders to discuss how power really operates The NS's @georgeeaton.bsky.social has written it up, tracing the intellectual currents shaping this debate in govt👇 Thanks to everyone who joined us

This report by @philtinline.bsky.social is brilliant on how power in Britain is both too centralised and too dispersed and what a progressive response looks like: reasserting the democratic state. www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/pow...

The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister is right to want to move fast and fix things; for the public’s sake, he should move even faster to fix even more, writes Josie Cluer, FGF Policy Advisory Group member & Partner at EY. Read Josie's article here 🔽 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/move-even-...

Tonights 'Who governs Britain? A new theory of power for an age of populism' panel discussion is packed. We've just heard from 'Power failure, a new theory of power' author Phil Tinline, who'll be followed by Paul Ovenden, Rachel Wolf & Polly MacKenzie www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/event/who-go...

How do you solve a problem like Whitehall? Our tired machinery of government needs new ideas and new statesmen By @philtinline.bsky.social

‘If Labour don’t find a way to remake the case for the democratically-run state, Reform UK is gearing up to transform it in ways that might look very different’ @philtinline.bsky.social argues for a return to the activist state in his thought provoking NS article www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

John Lehal, Convenor of FGF's Business Panel, has written a brilliant Substack article about five takeaways from a discussion with corporate leaders, policymakers and experts on the challenges facing our country Read it here 🔽 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/five-takea...

How we can set up a new generation of strategic authorities for success? Join FGF, Metro Dynamics & London Councils online next Thursday from 12.30 to 1.30pm. 🗣️ Hear from Alison Griffin, @mkmrogers.bsky.social, Tom Walker, @hamidaali.bsky.social & Ben Lucas www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stewards-o...

Attlee and Thatcher each built a new political consensus – but it meant confronting entrenched ideas and concentrations of power. Today is another such moment. 🔊 Hear @philtinline.bsky.social discuss his latest report for FGF alongside Michael Gove on today's Start the Week w/ @tds153.bsky.social ⬇️

OUT NOW: Power Failure: A new theory of power New report by @philtinline.bsky.social argues we need a new ‘theory of power’ to understand where power lies & how it should be redistributed – so govt can get things done and restore trust. Full report ⬇️ www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/pow...

NEW article on Welsh productivity & growth challenges by Alex Bevan, FGF Research Fellow & fmr Chief of Staff to Welsh First Minister, which calls for a Renewal Investment Tracker to show how public investment is spread across the country & used for growth futuregovforum.substack.com/p/from-puzzl...

The closing date for 2 FGF jobs is 6pm on 12 Jan: 🟢 Researcher - who'll conduct research & analysis in support of FGF projects & workstreams 🟢 Communications Coordinator - who'll devise & deliver communications to raise FGF's profile, reputation & reach www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/vacancies/

Come join our team at FGF: * Communications Coordinator - who will devise & deliver communication campaigns to raise FGF's profile, reputation and reach * Researcher - who will conduct research & analysis in support of FGF projects and workstreams www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/vacancies/

Come join our team at FGF: * Communications Coordinator - who will devise & deliver communication campaigns to raise FGF's profile, reputation and reach * Researcher - who will conduct research & analysis in support of FGF projects and workstreams www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/vacancies/

Come and join our team as: 🟢 Researcher - who'll conduct research & analysis in support of projects and workstreams at FGF 🟢 Communications Coordinator - who'll devise & deliver communication campaigns to raise the profile, reputation and reach of FGF www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/vacancies/

Is today’s interest rate cut evidence that an obstacle for growth is being removed? Read a new article by Dillon Lancaster, FGF Research Associate, about the impact of inflation on economic growth futuregovforum.substack.com/p/is-todays-...

A new FGF report by our Chief Economist, @danrcorry.bsky.social has called on government to change the way that its Green Book is used if it wants to increase public investment in areas outside of the South East Read it here 🔽🔽🔽 www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/cha...