It was a fabulous day of deep listening and thinking about our responsibility as business leaders to help drive good economic growth at the #goodgrowthsummit 2026 in #Manchester yesterday. There was a much needed positive #Manchesterism fever and optimism in the room. Thanks all!

For those interested in progressive leadership styles, I think this is a must-listen. Paul discusses the business role in creating value for the economy and society and talks about the importance of story telling by telling some fabulous stories! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6BpZ...

We should be celebrating the prosperous green energy industry revolution we are driving so much more. The very significant economic benefit we are creating is very clearly laid out in this research 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Well done @tuc.org.uk for standing up for #Pride and #LGBT+ rights. Needed more than ever in this divisive world. Happy #Durham Pride this weekend, hope you all have a great event! www.thepinknews.com/2026/05/26/d...

The power of community energy! 👇

It's #Idahobit day, a moment I took to reflect on a blog I wrote eight years ago 👇 I would love all organisations to use this day to consider: have we made progress in enabling individuals from all backgrounds to be themselves in our workplace? juergenmaier.co.uk/embracing-di...

Happy Birthday Great British Energy! So proud of what our inspirational and growing purpose driven team have achieved in such a short time 👇 Now onwards into year 2 and into the delivery phase.

I hadn't thought enough about it, but many leaders entering their executive roles now, have only experienced times of low growth and much less stable politics. We however need this generation of leaders to lean in and support our economy & growth. Do have a read 👇 open.substack.com/pub/voclbrie...

In this article, we are told of the £1bn cost, with no mention that #Brexit has cost our UK economy up to £240bn to date. Such is the state of our media. www.thetimes.com/article/8d77...

I love this quote from my good vocL colleague Sarah Walker-Smith; "For decades, strategy taught us to avoid the middle. In today’s world, the middle is exactly where we need to be" Do have a read in this piece launched as part of our new - The vocL Brief substack 👇 substack.com/@voclbrief/n...

Great article in which Paul Drechsler observes that history, like the decision on #Brexit tells us that staying silent carries risk. So the question he asks is, if we don’t accept risk as part of our candour in public debate, what are the future consequences? 👇 substack.com/@voclbrief/n...

This piece is timely in a week that #Hungary has democratically rejected authoritarianism. The question is how do we prevent it returning as a mainstream #leadership style in business? Thoughts in this piece; juergenmaier.co.uk/the-return-o...

Thrilled to announce the launch of 'The vocL Brief' by @vocluk.bsky.social on Substack today. This platform will feature a collection of insightful articles from both seasoned leaders and more emerging voices that we aim to amplify. Do head over and have a read 👇 voclbrief.substack.com

#Energyprices are coming down. Let's celebrate some good news when we get it, especially since we take plenty of the criticism when energy prices go the other way 😀. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...

A call for a stronger business response to the #USA trading crisis. Solutions could be - An industrial and localisation strategy on steroids - rejoining #EUs #SingleMarket More in my holiday post 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/juerge...

I couldn't agree more. Policy makers and business leaders need to think much more about incentivising good green growth over just any growth. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today is a tremendous day for UK transport & energy infrastructure. Here my thoughts on why this is so important for our country: juergenmaier.co.uk/infrastructu...

🎉 A very #HappyNewYear from the @vocluk.bsky.social team! In 2026, we're thrilled to help more business become a more confident voice in shaping responsible policy for a better economy and societal progress. More of this to come 👇 #ProgressiveLeadership www.vocl.uk/1-year-in-1-...

So much progress is being made through our #energytransition, yet our public debate wouldn't suggest that. I had a go at highlighting the positives in this podcast 👇. If you'd like to get involved in more positive national discourse, then check us out at www.vocL.uk open.spotify.com/episode/4C7s...

This is fantastic news - it's so much more than just study - it opens horizons, builds relationships and friendships, develops soft-power and allows people to understand cultural differences and celebrate, rather than knock them. #Erasmus+ www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

Another significant milestone as we launch #GreatBritishEnergy first strategy today. We are committing to: - Deliver 15GW of renewable power - Mobilise £15bn of private sector investment - Support over 1,000 local community projects - Create 10,000+ jobs More 👇 www.gbe.gov.uk/blog/acceler...

Such is the power of #communityenergy, delivering real benefit to the community of Lawrence Weston in #Bristol. This project delivereed by the Ambition Lawrence Weston community group is the largest community owned onshore wind turbine in the UK 👇

Good to be joining the discussions at #Recharge2025 hosted by the Danish-UK Association today. #Denmark is the largest inward investor in UK's renewable energy system, and the developers and supply chain companies here today UK+DK, are very excited about the opportunities for investing in the UK.

You honestly can't make this up. There was no way #Brexit was ever going to cut regulation or bureaucracy for exporters to the #EU, large or small, unless we opted to stay in the Single Market and Customs union. Many of us in business repeatedly made that point. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Accelerating our path to renewable energy is good for the #economy, for #jobs, energy security, and costs. Not enough of us however, make the argument about the cost of inaction, and I can't make it better than this article 👇 Good luck to all at #Cop30 www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Thank you @enbw-ag.bsky.social Energie Baden-Württemberg, for giving us a view of what @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social might look like in 10 years' time. I left with enthusiasm and confidence that we are on the right path - along with a few nuggets of brilliant, innovative ideas and advice as well 👇

Great piece in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social It really fascinates me that the cost of inaction to prevent the worst of the climate crisis is never really covered in our debates on this. According to this piece; Cost of action = 1% GDP, cost of inaction between 5-20% observer.co.uk/news/busines...

The debate on investments into our #energytransition is often misinformed by simple slogans like 'we can't afford net-zero'. I believe the opposite... 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. My thought through arguments are in this piece 👇 observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Very well researched piece by UCL - Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010. The only answers to better energy security and overall lower energy costs are more wind power and renewables - implemented in a way that allows for a just transition. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I went to a Leeds comp school in the 70s/80s and experienced #racism and #homophobia daily. I was so happy about the progress we made and the much happier country I lived in - until a recent return to the bad old days. Thanks @wesstreeting.bsky.social for calling this out. youtu.be/Yo2-3eertHY?...

At last the Impact of Brexit is being called out “When we left the European Union we left the Dublin Convention & that means where as before we could have returned people to the continent, back to the first safe country they arrived in, that doesn’t exist anymore” Wes Streeting

Thrilled to be back in #Hull discussing local supply chain opportunities in #renewableenergy. The Humber's potential is immense! Engaged with Mayor Luke Campbell & Simon Green of Humber Freeport. Looking forward to @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social helping engineer more new green energy in the UK!

We are making incredible progress on driving the #energytransition although you wouldn't think so from the increasingly polarised debate. My latest thoughts on this topic in this @vocluk.bsky.social vlog 👇 If you want to join the conversation contact: www.vocl.uk/contact/ youtu.be/1jCtRVhjyQo?...

This is a very powerful read - if you want to hear what it feels like to live on our UK streets right now. As Alex @sturdyalex.bsky.social says, we hear daily about the 'legitimate concerns' of people against less represented groups, but rarely hear this bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

Nice little and important fact check on the truth about claims made against 'Windmills'. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Well done to the MPs from Labour and Libdems who have spoken up about this act - of what would be economic vandalism from Reform. It's a shame that our media isn't challenging this more, but let's make sure we challenge and have a more balanced debate here. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

There are numerous article, that in my view misrepresent the argument of being able to afford the transition to #cleanpower, so here some thoughts to help balance that 👇 juergenmaier.co.uk/cleanpower/

Exactly this 👇 No 'saving' at all, and instead you end up with councils run by people not representative of the communities they serve, with the obvious outcome of not serving those communities well. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Feeling very #European in #Manchester this evening at this reception for #EU Ambassadors - visiting to foster links at cultural, citizen, and political level. It seems that slowly we will edge back to the things we took for granted and now miss because we are all European and have lots in common.

Congratulations Dan McGrail! Very much looking forward to working with you as we create and scale the publicly owned @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social company, and all the jobs and clean power we will help generate 👇

It has been great to be back in #Aberdeen this week for our second #GreatBritishEnergy board meeting. Great to learn about the many supply chain companies growing into clean power growth technologies, and also to hear about the challenges we need to help unlock many more such opportunities.

At #RUKGOW25 today, and as SOS, Ed Miliband said in his speech today, this industry has in 15 years gone from being in the margins, to being in the mainstream of UK industrial and economic policy. 32,000 people now work in UKs offshore wind sector alone and this is set to grow rapidly.

Explaining why #energy prices are high and how clean power will bring them down can't be done in a soundbite. Thanks @Bylines.scot for this podcast and write up. bylines.scot/environment/...

Today's agreement with the #EU is not a betrayal as our ever more headline hungry media is reporting, but level headed economic sense. Above all, it resets vital relations with our key trading and security partner - much needed in this evolving global landscape. Congratulations to #UK and EU.

10 years ago, I proudly joined the #LGBT+ community in #Slovenia at #Pride. Now, Slovenia surpasses the #UK in #LGBT+ rights 👇 It's time to reignite our spirit of the '80s and fight back. It will take time, but we will win again. rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/view-by-coun... 🌈 #EqualityMatters

Exciting - Our journey to becoming a publicly owned #cleanpower company truly start today! We will embrace the responsibility that comes with this to accelerate clean power generation and boosting economic growth and jobs in our key coastal industrial regions.

We packed a lot into this podcast and it really was enjoyable to be able to be positive about 'the opportunity of our lifetime' as we deploy our new, more ambitious #cleanpower strategy - especially with all the negativity and divisive gotcha-driven headlines in our media 👇 youtu.be/M1MH07UOyeg?...

This didn’t age well—just 4 hours, in fact, but the #Telegraph has never missed a moment of #German Schadenfreude, even when totally ill-informed.

Congratulations to all who won seats in the #localelections. Let's engage in democratic debate and not be silenced as this worrying speech suggested 👇 I will certainly remain committed to #diversity and our #greeneconomy 🌿. #speakup #dontbesilenced www.itv.com/news/tyne-te...