Harry Shackleton

Westminster Can’t Deliver, But Devolution Could Halve Violence Against Women - Inflect Labour’s pledge to halve violence against women may falter in Westminster, but could devolution deliver where central government has failed?

Labour has pledged to halve violence against women in the next decade, but can Westminster deliver?

Beth Clarke explores how #devolution could give local leaders the tools to turn national ambition into real change.

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London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods

NEW: Big study of low-traffic neighbourhoods in London suggest they cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads. This feels a *major* boost for proponents of such schemes.

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A night at the #CIPRExcel awards, @inflect.bsky.social may not have won tonight, but super proud of the team for being shortlisted, and for the brilliant work we’re doing for clients day in day

It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.

If we are serious about #growth we need to think bigger than tweaking fiscal rules. It’s time to break up the treasury - me for @inflect.bsky.social 👇

It's Time to Break Up the Treasury Making the case for breaking up the Treasury to devolve fiscal power, modernise government, and unlock investment and growth across the UK.

With the Spending Review this week, @harryshackleton.bsky.social makes a bold case for breaking up the Treasury, decentralising power, modernising the state & unlocking growth.

Read more 👉 www.inflect.co.uk/its-time-to-...

#SpendingReview #HMtreasury #growth

Nor do you get growth from keep cutting public spending. There really is an intellectual incoherence at the heart of this administration which is going to destroy it.

Maybe controversial, but I wrote a blog for @inflect.bsky.social calling for a new wave of PPP to fund much needed #infrastructure investment in the UK

Must read from the @inflect.bsky.social team profiling the new Mayors and where things are across the evolving English #devolution landscape 👇

Inflect’s guide to the Mayoral and Local Elections - Inflect An insightful guide to the 2025 local elections, spotlighting key races, party dynamics, and what they reveal about the future of UK politics.

What do May’s local elections tell us about the future of UK politics?📊

@fabiancooperc.bsky.social has provided a useful guide which breaks down the key battlegrounds, leadership challenges, and emerging players in the 2025 Mayoral and Local Elections.

Find out more🔗https://bit.ly/3S5Mpri

Britain Needs to Find its Place in the New World Order, Fast - Inflect As alliances fracture and Trump rewrites the rules, Britain must quickly find its place in a volatile new world order - or risk being left behind.

Trump's back. Alliances are crumbling. Trade has become a power play.

Britain needs to find its place in the new world order - fast. 🌎

Read more from @emilywallace.bsky.social here: bit.ly/4iYl8CX

The plan to make Sadiq Khan share power in London Exclusive: London's councils want a "radical" change that could curtail the mayor's power — by following the lead of Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester.

Reform of #devolution is long overdue, so good to see this being aired. We should abolish the Assembly which has no power and move to the successful Combined Authority model that has worked for our other major cities

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Tacking right on net zero

Someone buy Daniel Hannan a mirror

The @inflect.bsky.social team are at the Interchange 2025 confernece in #Manchester today, been good to see lots of our clients and interesting sessions on all aspects of #transport from #rail to #AutonomousVehicles. DM us if you’re here!

Street art: An orange bean carries a placard reading “what if it is not too late”

Photo from Berlin, late 2024

The Race for Reservoirs - Inflect Is the UK running out of water? With a booming population, housebuilding surge, and data centre expansion, demand is skyrocketing—yet no major reservoirs have been built since 1992. Explore the urgent...

The UK is running out of water. Despite a booming population, an increase in data centres & a housebuilding push, no major reservoirs have been built since 1992.

Can the government keep up before the taps run dry? 💧

Read more from @jonathanconnolly.bsky.social 🔗 www.inflect.co.uk/the-race-for...

Something I wrote about how winning the argument for #NetZero (again) is all of our missions, not just the Government's

Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward Heading off the environmental crisis and growing the economy are not at odds. They are two sides of a coin – as our politicians should realise

There is no trade off between growth and green; they are two sides of the same coin. Which of course is why decarbonisation has proved to be so simple with no difficult choices to be made. Lucky us.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Net Zero Challenge No One Talks About - Inflect The Chancellor’s recent endorsement of a third runway at Heathrow signals the government’s unwavering focus on economic growth, even as concerns mount over its impact on net zero ambitions. A crucial ...

The Chancellor’s endorsement of a 3rd runway at #Heathrow signals the gov’s unwavering focus on economic #Growth, even as concerns mount over its impact on #NetZero. A crucial yet often overlooked factor in this debate is #AI

Read more from @seancodrington.bsky.social

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Last few days to apply for one of the roles we are recruiting for @inflect.bsky.social! We have had a flying start to 2025 already and have BIG plans for the year ahead, so an exciting time to be joining the team in either #London or #Manchester - inflect.co.uk/careers/

Pleasure to Chair this @inflect.bsky.social roundtable this morning with Bill Esterson MP, fascinating and wide-ranging discussion - lots of challenges but huge upside ahead if UK can seize on #NetZero opportunities

Communications and Marketing Executive - Inflect Inflect is recruiting a Communications and Marketing Executive to join our growing team in London - apply before 7th February 2025

Come and work with the brilliant team at @inflect.bsky.social! We're on the lookout for a Comms & Marketing Exec, find out more here - www.inflect.co.uk/communicatio...

Failure To Discuss Brexit During Election 'Terrible Abdication' Says Michael Heseltine A failure to discuss Brexit during the election campaign was a “terrible abdication of responsibility” by Labour and the Conservatives because they...

Parties' Failure To Discuss Brexit 'Terrible Abdication Of Responsibility' Says Michael Heseltine

Bats right now... #growth

If only we had a decent striker... #FFC

On Wednesday, Rachel Reeves will deliver her most significant speech on economic growth to date, shifting focus from ambitious strategies to concrete actions, or so her team promises.

Will Labour’s plans deliver the growth they claim to champion?

@fabiancooperc.bsky.social explores
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The porn bots have arrived here… oh well, it was fun while it lasted 🤦‍♂️

#thisiswhywecanthavenicethings

The #devolution map of England is being withdrawn with almost 40 councils applying to be in the fast track programme and potentially 12 new #Mayors by 2026. Find out more in the @inflect.bsky.social report below: