Why the Home Secretary is taking a gamble with her asylum reforms, and what a progressive alternative should look like
New blog at @futuregovforum.bsky.social ⬇️
05.03.2026 09:46
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Why the Home Secretary is taking a gamble with her asylum reforms, and what a progressive alternative should look like
New blog at @futuregovforum.bsky.social ⬇️
Ahead of today's speech by Shabana Mahmood on #asylum, FGF’s @emilyagraham.bsky.social sets out a progressive alternatives to how government can deliver on asylum, preserve fundamental rights while restoring order, safety and trust.
Read it here 🔽🔽🔽
futuregovforum.substack.com/p/the-home-s...
How this happened - the last time a former Prime Minister was restored to power - is described in my essay on the February 1974 election in this book (link) I’ve always found Feb 74 one of the most interesting contests and results post-war www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britis...
Read our FGF takeaways from the Chancellor’s #SpringStatement, her forthcoming 2026 Mais Lecture and the government's autumn Budget ⬇️⬇️⬇️
futuregovforum.substack.com/p/fgfs-sprin...
Watch FGF Chief Economist, Dan Corry, explain how the government’s new Green Book has taken on board lots of things FGF have called for, especially changes that will be good for investment projects outside London and the SE 🔽🔽🔽
futuregovforum.substack.com/p/green-ligh...
How wonderfully put 😉
By rights, there are about 1000 people in the US who should right now have this look of terror on their face. Starting with Donald Trump.
There's been a lot going on of late, so you'd be forgiven for missing the fact that earlier this month the Treasury issued an updated version of its 'Green Book' - which could have a significant impact on how public money is invested beyond London and the South East
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Slow, secretive and sclerotic, the government machinery itself is jammed. Our good intentions, in a busted system, are not enough. You need scepticism, a plan and some history."
Thoughtful piece from @benjudah.bsky.social on the problems with the British state
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
This is a very good interview, I agree, although I’m less supportive of Jack’s comments on statins and orthopaedic shoes…. @jackkessler.bsky.social
‘In Britain it will cost at least 300billion pounds ($410billion) to upgrade infrastructure over the next decade according to Future Governance Forum’
@nytimes.com story by @patcohen.bsky.social illustrates the scale of the infrastructure challenge facing the UK 🔽
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...
John Oxley points out the clear yet often overlooked point that young men 18-24 are the second most liberal, left-leaning group in society (after young women) - being more so than young-ish thirtysomething women, and older women, as well as than men in older cohorts
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
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...
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
By @philtinline.bsky.social
‘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-...
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?
Read a new article by Dillon Lancaster, FGF Research Associate, about the impact of inflation on economic growth
futuregovforum.substack.com/p/is-todays-...
