Read why Andy Burnham needs to make Downing Street work for him - and quickly FGF’s @adamterryfgf.bsky.social sets out what the nerve centre of the PM's Office should look & feel like, from our 'In Power 01: Transforming Downing Street' report proposals🔽 futuregovforum.substack.com/p/andy-burnh...

Andy Burnham needs to make Downing Street work for him - and quickly

By Adam Terry, FGF Deputy Director

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With MPs due to debate the govt's new asylum bill today, one key question facing them will be how to tackle small boat arrivals. FGF’s new report suggests closer cooperation with Europe is the best way forward. Check out the full report here 👇 www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/ret...

Rethinking Migration 01 - Future Governance Forum

Cutting the number of small boat crossings is crucial to restoring public trust in government. The next Prime Minister will have three years to achieve a significant reduction in irregular Channel cro...

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Great that Andy Burnham's team - inc. new CoS James Purnell - are thinking now about what they'd do in govt & how they'd go about it, that includes a restructure of No10 As Sienna notes that's exactly what we called for in our Transforming Downing Street report www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Burnham's No 10 Expected To Undergo Restructuring Under Chief Of Staff James Purnell

The Prime Minister’s No 10 office in Downing Street is expected to undergo a significant restructuring under Andy Burnham and his chief of staff Ja...

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Patrick Maguire writes about Andy Burnham's theory of power: that more must be done to break the grip of the unaccountable state It's great the new PM is the thinking about power like this: that's exactly what FGF's Phil Tinline argued in his paper 'Power Failure’ www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Read @yeowell.bsky.social's MJ article on how the country finally looks set to have a Prime Minister in Andy Burnham for whom a passion for place and a commitment to #devolution are political fundamentals 🔽🔽🔽 www.themj.co.uk/devolution-b...

Devolution: How Burnham can convert ambition into more practical, sustainable action

Manchesterism is coming to London. In Andy Burnham, the country finally looks set to have a Prime Minister for whom a passion for place and a commitment to devolution...

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This week, FGF launched State and Nation. This is a new home for all things FGF, where you'll find our latest thinking on how to transform the state to renew the nation, alongside updates on our research & events. Subscribe today, and join the convo on how we build a progressive, modern Britain.

The new PM will need a clear plan to transform the state itself if they want to renew the nation. In my latest article, I set out seven key principles which the next leader of the Labour Party should consider in order to achieve this. (Link in comments)

🚨Published today 🚨 Today FGF publishes a new report setting out how the new PM can win back public trust and deliver on one of voters’ top priorities by creating an asylum system that is fair, controlled and workable. Full report in comments.

Rethinking Migration 01 - Future Governance Forum

Cutting the number of small boat crossings is crucial to restoring public trust in government. The next Prime Minister will have three years to achieve a significant reduction in irregular Channel cro...

futuregovernanceforum.co.uk

What do you think @andyburnham.bsky.social should do in his first 100 days? I’ve explained why Andy could establish a Department of the Prime Minister, in @georgeeaton.bsky.social's @arguablymag.bsky.social www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...

20 ideas for Andy Burnham’s 100 days

Policy experts on how the next Prime Minister can turn the UK around

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Female-only founding teams get 2% of venture capital while ethnically diverse founders are half as likely to secure funding as their white counterparts Our report with HSBC Innovation Bank will explore how improving #accesstofinance for underinvested founders can deliver innovation, jobs & growth

Today’s HSBC Innovation Banking report highlights the strength of the innovation economy in the UK. In the first half of 2026, the UK attracted more venture capital than France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland combined. 1/3 dealroom.co/reports/uk-h...

UK Innovation Update - H1 2026 | Dealroom.co

An update of innovation and venture capital in the UK in H1 2026 - in collaboration with HSBC Innovation Banking.

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How can Andy Burnham reform the British state in his first hundred days? Our brilliant FGF Researcher, @brunodent.bsky.social answers that question and more here! ⏬️ ⏬️ ⏬️ thisishopeworks.substack.com/p/how-whiteh...

How Whitehall can learn to love Manchesterism

Bruno Dent, Future Governance Forum, lays out how Burnham can reform the British state in his first hundred days, from No.10 to the Treasury.

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Read my tale of two Mondays, two cities, two politicians and two speeches, where I analyse @andyburnham.bsky.social's first address to the nation about how he wants to transform the state, and Keir's resignation speech on 22 June. futuregovforum.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...

A tale of two speeches

By Nathan Yeowell, FGF Executive Director

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A month ago @plaidcymru.bsky.social won power with a historic victory. But the challenge they now face is around how to govern. In this week's blog, FGF's @alexbevan1.bsky.social has outlined the three tricky trade offs Plaid Cymru Ministers now face. futuregovforum.substack.com/p/going-it-a...

👏Great piece by Sir Philip Rutnam on why renationalising Britain's trains is not necessarily a silver bullet. Setting Great British Railways up for long-term success starts with a clearly defined and well articulated purpose. www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Establishing Great British Railways is a good start – but it’s no silver bullet

If GBR is really to succeed it will need to tell a strong and simple story about how these changes will improve its customers’ experience, and then...

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Healey’s resignation will lead to more questions about the future of govt. But it also demands an answer to a larger question: how progressives should define, build and sustain a modern British nation. My lecture on Monday set out how we do this👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=35yH...

The Inaugural Addison Lecture - 'Nation-building from the rubble'

YouTube video by The Future Governance Forum (FGF)

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(1/4) 🧵 Today, I delivered the inaugural Addison Lecture where I set out what progressive leaders can do to meet the challenge of the populist right in Britain. I believe it starts with a simple idea: nationhood

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.

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Full report: www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/set... 🙏 @networkrail.bsky.social

📉 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

A migration crisis – or a crisis of progressive imagination?

By Beth Gardiner-Smith, Senior Policy Associate at FGF

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📆 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-...

A year on from the Supreme Court gender ruling, here’s how the EHRC rebuilds trust

By Hamida Ali, FGF’s Head of Learning and Partnerships

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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...

From Whitehall to the high street: why named community sponsorship could transform how the UK welcomes refugees

The government has committed to named community sponsorship. Designed well, it could it could devolve real decision-making over migration from Whitehall to local communities

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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 👇

Nathan Yeowell@yeowell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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...

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...

Why the EHRC’s future is at risk unless big changes are made

By Nathan Yeowell, FGF Executive Director

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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...