Nathan Yeowell

No Stone Unturned: the hunt for regional growth By Alex Bevan, FGF Research Fellow.

Alex Bevan writes about the Chancellor’s regional investment summit & FGF’s Regional Growth report that called for:
* Renewal Investment Tracker to show where growth-friendly investment is spent
* Regional business development banks in England to back SMEs
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Watch @pollyneate.bsky.social speak just before the first meeting of the Social Insights Panel ⏬⏬⏬

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The Social Insights Panel The Social Insights Panel

In its first phase the Social Insights Panel will work to tackle 3 major issues:
* Violence against women & girls
* Transitions to adulthood
* Integrated family support

It's supported by the Henry Smith Foundation & run in partnership with Better Way
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The Social Insights Panel The Social Insights Panel

Today we’ve launched the Social Insights Panel, a group of civil society leaders led by @pollyneate.bsky.social FGF Policy Associate & former Shelter CEO, who will use their expertise to feed into the government’s public service reform plans.

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The Heywood lecture: Challenges, choices and reimagined big bets Join Lucy Smith, Heywood Fellow 2024-25, for this year's Heywood lecture in which she explores what reforms are needed for the UK to practise long-term national strategy-making: to confront the bigges...

Tonight, Heywood Fellow and snr official Lucy Smith delivers the 2025 @blavatnikschool.bsky.social Heywood lecture

Her lecture launches the National Strategy Playbook – designed to make govt fit to tackle the generational challenges we face across political cycles:
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Huge congratulations to @pollyneate.bsky.social for being recommended as a cross-bench peer by the House of Lords Appointments Commission 👏👏👏

Polly who is a former CEO of Shelter & Women’s Aid, will be leading FGF’s Social Insights Panel

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The Future of Asylum - A vision for renewal - Future Governance Forum A vision for renewal considers how the government can reform and renew the asylum system.

@alfdubs.bsky.social kindly wrote the foreword to FGF’s ‘Future of Asylum – a vision for renewal’ essay collection which includes contributions from charities, housing associations & MPs that consider how the government can reform the asylum system 🔽
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'Britain’s proud legacy is at risk but Labour’s leadership can save it' - LabourList Lord Alf Dubs argues that Britain’s proud history of providing sanctuary should not be squandered.

Don’t miss @alfdubs.bsky.social article on @labourlist.bsky.social that explains why leaving the ECHR would undermine 'Britain’s long-standing tradition of providing sanctuary to those in desperate need.’

Read it here 🔽
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Mission Critical 04: Building a new relationship between people and the state - Future Governance Forum Mission Critical 04: Building a new relationship between people and the state, proposes a framework for delivering a new relationship between people and the state to enable the delivery of the nationa...

For the govt's national renewal strategy to succeed, change must be felt by 2mn people living in 1315 neighbourhoods in the bottom 10% of deprivation & social infrastructure measures

Read how govt can turn Pride in Place from an idea into a strategy
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Mission Critical 04: Building a new relationship between people and the state - Future Governance Forum Mission Critical 04: Building a new relationship between people and the state, proposes a framework for delivering a new relationship between people and the state to enable the delivery of the nationa...

At #Lab25 conference it was clear ministers are committed to investment at local level via the £5bn Pride in Place plan, but its delivery will be critical.

Read a new report by FGF & @localtrust.org.uk which has our recommendations for government 🔽

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This Party Conference season, through 1️⃣1️⃣ fringes and 3️⃣ receptions, we've put practical delivery at the heart of the political debate.

A huge thank you to all those who participated, attended and partnered with us.

Until next year 👋

Our #Lab25 panel discussion has begun:

Ben Plowden, Chief Exec. of the Campaign for Better Transport explained how the GLA Act defines the legal duties on the Mayor of London & councils on transport and said there are many ways other regions can learn from the success of Transport for London

* Cllr Tom Hunt - Leader of Sheffield City Council
* Lara Sampson - Partner, @publicdigital.bsky.social
* @benterrett.bsky.social - CEO and Founder, Public Digital (Chair)

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How can we deliver change that works & turn policy into delivery? Join our #Lab25 event at 5.30pm, with 5 expert speakers:
* @joshsimonsmp.bsky.social Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office
* Helen MacNamara, FGF Chair & fmr Deputy Cabinet Secretary
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How can transport systems power regional growth?

Join FGF's #Lab25 event (4pm) with:
* Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for Transport Welsh Govt
* Steve Montgomery, First Rail Managing Director
** Ben Plowden, Chief Exec, Campaign for Better Transport
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* Claire Moody - Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner
* Barrie Millet - Director of Assurance and Corporate Security, Mitie
* Sara Hyde - Chair of the Fabian Society, Labour Councillor and criminal justice expert (Chair)

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FGF at Party Conferences 2025 | Full programme Join us at this year’s Labour and Liberal Democrat Party Conferences.

FGF’s #Lab25 ‘The Government’s Safer Streets Mission- From ambition to action’, 9-10am event features:
* Kate Green - Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester, Safer & Stronger Communities lead
* Lib Peck - Director, Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit
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It's standing room only (again!) at our packed FGF #Lab25 meeting on 'Test, Learn and Grow' - which has heard from our six panelists

We’ve started our 3rd #Lab25 fringe event: ‘Test, Learn & Grow - What do the Trailblazers tell us about public service reform?’ features six panellists:
Georgia Gould MP - Minister of State, Dept for Education
@Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire
Cllr Tom Hunt - Leader of Sheffield City Council

* @estwebber.bsky.social - Senior Foreign and Defence Correspondent, Politico

* Adam Forgiel-Jenkins - Managing Director, Government Relations, BAE Systems

* @yeowell.bsky.social - FGF Executive Director

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Our 2nd #Lab25 fringe meeting today is: ‘How the defence industrial strategy can generate jobs & growth across the country’ with:
* Paul Mason - Aneurin Bevan Ass. Fellow in Defence & Resilience, Council on Geostrategy
* Kevin Bonavia MP for Stevanage
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* James Tyler - Equinix UK Managing Director
* Annabel Smith - Growth and Reform Network Director (Chair)

Our first FGF #Lab25 event of the day - 'Powering Places, How industrial strategy can deliver national renewal' - featuring 5 panelists:

* @mayorhelengodwin.bsky.social Mayor of the West of England
* @Antonia Bance MP - Business and Trade select committee member
* Alex Bevan - FGF Research Fellow

After FGF's packed #Lab25 Sunday events, arrive early for our Monday events:

* 08.30-09.30 - Industrial strategy & national renewal

* 13.30-14.30 - Defence industrial strategy, jobs & growth

* 15.00-16.00 - Test, Learn & Grow / public service reform
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It's standing room only at our 'Labour, Populism and the Future of #Asylum' event at #lab25

The packed meeting has heard our expert panel's contributions on how the asylum system should be improved

The Future of Asylum - A vision for renewal - Future Governance Forum The Future of Asylum - A vision for renewal considers how the government can reform and renew the asylum system.

* Christabel Cooper - Director of Research, Labour Together
* Oliver Coppard - Mayor of South Yorkshire
* Beth Gardiner-Smith - FGF Senior Policy Associate

Who will discuss FGF’s recently released report ‘The Future of #Asylum – A vision for renewal’
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We’re looking forward to our third FGF #Lab25 event at 3pm: ‘Labour, populism and the future of asylum’ with:
* Rachel Sylvester - Political Editor of The Observer (Chair)
* Enver Soloman - Chief Executive Refugee Council
* Nick Lowles - Founder & Chief Executive Hope Not Hate

Our #Lab25 infrastructure panel contributions included:

* Claire Ward describing the huge difference Mayor's can make to generate & encourage investment from her experience in East Midlands

* Matt Bevington - explaining how the UK can learn from the Welsh Mutual Investment Model

Our second #Lab25 event is: Partnering for progress - Funding the next generation of UK #infrastructure, features 5 panellists:
⚪️ Claire Ward - Mayor of East Midlands
⚪️Zoe Watters - Infrastructure expert
⚪️Richard Osborne - Head of Europe, Plenary Group
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FGF at Party Conferences 2025 | Full programme Join us at this year’s Labour and Liberal Democrat Party Conferences.

⚫Callum Anderson MP (Pension Scheme Bill Committee member)
⚫James Kirkup - (Pensions expert / former Director of Social Market Foundation)
⚫Julia Goldsworthy (Head of Social Impact Investment, Legal and General)
⚫FGF’s Executive Director Nathan Yeowell
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