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Hamida Ali: Strategic authorities need greater capacity The organisations should be stewards of their regional system, writes Hamida Ali, head of practice and learning at the Future Governance Forum.

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

Power Failure: A new theory of power - Future Governance Forum British politics feels stuck. In recent years, both Conservative and Labour governments have found themselves increasingly hamstrung by a web of problematic concentrations and dispersals of power, thw...

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...

Move even faster to fix even more things By Josie Cluer, FGF Policy Advisory Group member and Partner at EY

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

How do you solve a problem like Whitehall?

Our tired machinery of government needs new ideas and new statesmen

By @philtinline.bsky.social

How do you solve a problem like Whitehall? Our tired machinery of government needs new ideas and new statesmen

‘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-...

Five takeaways from FGF's Business Panel By John Lehal, Convenor of the FGF Business Panel

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? By Dillon Lancaster, FGF Research Associate

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-...

Better use of the Green Book could get more investment into the regions Like any methodology, the Green Book has flaws and its review is welcome, but the real issue is the way it's used

NEW: Read this article in Civil Service World by @danrcorry.bsky.social about why ‘Better use of the Green Book could get more investment into the regions’ 👇

www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Watch @danrcorry.bsky.social explain why changes to the Treasury's #GreenBook will ensure more public investment outside of the South East 📹👀

The Green Book and getting more investment into the regions - Future Governance Forum A new report by The Future Governance Forum, ‘The Green Book and getting more investment into the regions’, has called on the Government to change the way that its Green Book is used if it wants to in...

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...

Join our team as:

* Researcher - who will conduct research & analysis in support of projects & workstreams at FGF

* Communications Coordinator - who will devise & deliver communication campaigns to raise the profile, reputation and reach of FGF

More 🔽🔽🔽
www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/vacancies/

The Quiet Work That Makes Public Service Reform Possible Written by Annabel Smith, Director, Growth and Reform Network

If you’re interested in ‘the quiet work that makes public service reform possible’, read this article by Annabel Smith, Director of @growthandreform.bsky.social on the important discussions that took place at December’s Britain Renewed 2025 conference

futuregovforum.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...

Councils’ vital role in securing economic growth in ‘the last mile’ By Hamida Ali, FGF’s Head of Learning and Practice

FGF's Head of Learning and Practice, Hamida Ali, has written an article on today's LGA report and 'Councils’ vital role in securing economic growth in ‘the last mile’ '

Read more here🔽🔽🔽

futuregovforum.substack.com/p/councils-v...

New job alert! @futuregovforum.bsky.social are looking for someone with experience devising + delivering effective comms campaigns, with a sound understanding of how to promote research to join their growing team.

Sound like you?

Apply here: bit.ly/3Ko4alJ

The LGA report found ‘£276bn of untapped local economic opportunity’ and called for:
* Sustainable multi-year funding for councils with greater fiscal flexibility
* Local Growth Plans co-designed with councils
* Greater cross-tier collaboration with national govt
www.local.gov.uk/publications...

Today the LGA have published a brilliant report, produced by the Growth and Reform Network (a partnership between FGF and Metro Dynamics), about the vital work #councils do enabling inclusive economic #growth

www.local.gov.uk/publications...

Over the last fortnight we’ve been delighted to see the government embrace core FGF ideas.

These reforms push forward our mission to reform the state so it can renew the nation.

A snapshot of 5️⃣ recent FGF wins 👇

Jobs at Future Governance Forum Explore our current job opportunities

We are looking for a new COMMUNICATIONS CO-ORDINATOR and a new RESEARCHER

If you'd like to join the FGF team as we crank up our work on reforming and rebuilding the state, have a look below and drop us a line

www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/vacancies/

Britain Renewed 2025's last session on ‘Where we go from here’ is with:

@kirstymcneill.bsky.social - Scottish Office Minister

@_JonathanSlater - fmr DFE Perm. Sec

@pialidg.bsky.social - Roretti

Richard Pope - fmr Govt Digital Service

@georgeeaton.bsky.social - Senior Ed. Politics New Statesman