When the World Changes …
Our government faces stiff challenges and if it is to meet them and deliver the promised national renewal, it will need a rapid and significant shift in mindset Before the […]
Parliamentary Launch of The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to Rebuilding the NHS
This is a summary of the meeting, sponsored by Richard Burgon MP, held in the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 4 March 2025. Present from Parliament were Richard Burgon MP, […]
Learned Helplessness
Why it is time to reject the idea that we are helpless to solve the nation’s problems The UK faces serious challenges: the cost-of-living crisis, which has been with us […]
Can Starmer Deliver National Renewal?
Sir Keir Starmer promised a – badly needed – decade of national renewal. But unless he takes bold action, he may end up like Biden: a brief interlude in the […]
Delivering a Budget for National Renewal
The Budget is critically important. If it is well-formulated, it gives ministers the space to address the issues facing the country; if it is not, then whatever promises they may […]
How to Win at Budget Analysis
The Chancellor is due to announce her Autumn Statement on October 30. The Budget will set the framework within which the government will – or will not – be […]
Pre-Budget Discussion on National Renewal
On Tuesday 8 October, we ran an event in Parliament to help MPs to get to grips, before the Budget, with what it will take to deliver national renewal and […]
What Every Labour MP Should Know
While in opposition, Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer spoke of the need for a decade of national renewal; and since they have taken office, the evidence of the need […]
We Can Afford the NHS
We British prize the NHS highly – and we consistently say that we want our politicians to protect and rebuild it. In fact it is the #2 issue, behind tackling […]
How Not to Run an Inquiry
The House of Lords Inquiry into Debt sustainability has just reported. This article explains our serious concerns about the methodology that Inquiry adopted and the findings of its report. The […]