About Us
Progressive Britain is the new platform for policymaking, political education, and imaginative thinking to rebuild Labour and the Nation. Rooted in the Labour Party, we are dedicated to national renewal through the intellectual revitalisation of the UK centre-left.
Key to this is our re-dedication as a think-tank – and our ongoing work bringing politicians, policymakers, experts, and activists together to shape Labour’s next winning policy platform.
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Our Mission
Labour and the centre-left require fundamental reconstruction. There is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the left to become the intellectual driving force for political change and reconciliation in the UK. Our mission is to develop the ideas we need to grasp it, ideas that are as bold and new as they are practical and deliverable.
Rebuilding Labour is rebuilding the nation, and vice versa. Both are crucial if we are to win the battle for a Progressive Britain.
Our Work
After more than a decade of Tory rule, the UK is suffering from sluggish growth, failing infrastructure, low self-confidence – and the regional and social divisions they create. 2020s Britain requires a period of economic, social and political reconstruction.
So we’re focusing on the big things– our work covers all aspects of Labour policy, strategy and narrative to support the party to develop distinctive, dynamic and popular positions and messages in the run up to the next general. See our year in review.
Our Events
We hold a number of different events each year, from expert-driven policy debates to social occasions for our members. Our annual conference remains one of the year’s best events in the political calendar, and a fantastic opportunity to engage in policy debates with Labour policymakers and friends.
This year we were joined by Sir Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting MP, economist Mariana Mazzucato and a number of other excellent speakers and panellists. Check out our events for more details.
Adam Langleben
Executive Director
Adam Langleben is Executive Director of Progressive Britain. He was previously Head of Communications at the Jewish Leadership Council and a shadow spokesperson for regeneration as a Labour Councillor in Barnet. He also served as National Secretary of the Jewish Labour Movement and co-led the referral of the Labour Party to the Equality & Human Rights Commission.
Tom Collinge
Deputy Director
Tom Collinge is Deputy Director at Progressive Britain having previously served as Head of Policy and Communications. Between 2018 and 2021 he was successively Media and Communications Manager and Policy Manager at the social sector think tank New Philanthropy Capital. Before that, Tom worked in charity PR, as a freelance journalist, and as a public affairs and events co-ordinator for The New Statesman.
Roberta Henry
Head of Events & Development
Roberta Henry is Head of Events and Development at Progressive Britain. Roberta has also worked with Solace, NHS Providers, the Chartered Institute of Housing and other public sector bodies. Previously Deputy Head of Events at the Local Government Association, responsible for the Annual Conference, National Children and Adult Services Conference and a programme of one-day events.
Dylan Turner
Policy Manager and Parliamentary Liaison
Dylan Turner is the Policy Manager and Parliamentary Liaison at Progressive Britain. Dylan graduated with first-class honours in History, Politics and Economics from UCL. Dylan has experience in the NGO sector with the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Jade Albas
Communications & Programmes Officer
Jade Albas is Communications and Programmes Officer at Progressive Britain. She graduated from the University of Westminster with a BA Hons in Film in 2021.
Joseph Holland
Operations & Programmes Manager
Joseph Holland is the Operations and Programmes Manager at Progressive Britain. A former professional football player, he has a Masters degree in Economics.
Board Of Directors
Kay Carberry
Kay Carberry is a Member of the Low Pay Commission, a Director of TU Fund Managers, sits on the boards of both Transport for London (TfL) and the People’s History Museum, and is an alternate member of the Takeover Panel. She was a founder member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and from 1988 to 2016 she was Head of the Equal Rights and then Assistant General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Kay received a CBE for services to employment relations in 2007. She is an Honorary Fellow of St Hugh’s College, Oxford.
Mary Goudie
Mary Goudie has been a Labour member of the House of Lords since 1998. She is an adviser to the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and sits on the Advisory Board of the London School of Economics Centre for Women, Peace and Security, and the Management Board of Gender Action for Peace and Security. A former Brent councillor, Mary was the National Organiser for the Labour Solidarity Campaign 1981-88.
Roger Liddle
Roger Liddle is a Labour member of the House of Lords. He was a Special Adviser to Tony Blair on European Affairs 1997-04, and to the European Commissioners Peter Mandelson and José Manuel Barroso 2004-07. A former Co-Chair of Policy Network and Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lancaster, he has served on Oxford City Council, London Borough of Lambeth, and Cumbria County Council. He is the author of The Europe Dilemma: Britain and the Drama of EU Integration (I. B. Tauris, 2014).
Terry Paul
Terry has been a councillor on the London Borough of Newham since 2010 Between 2018 and 2022 he was the cabinet member for finance and corporate services and has sat on the LGA Resources Board since 2019. A former party staff member and PR professional with 20 years experience of in financial services and reputation management.
Jane Thomas
A former lecturer at the University of Sheffield, Jane has worked extensively on issues re: electoral and constitutional reform and regional devolution. A former Head of the England team at Friends of the Earth, she was director of the (anti-Brexit) Brexit Civil Society Alliance and is currently a commissioning editor and editorial board member of Yorkshire Bylines. Jane is a former member of the NPF and current member of the Yokshire & Humber regional board.
Emily Wallace
Emily Wallace brings 25 years of consultancy and business experience working across a wide range of sectors. She is a founding partner of public affairs and business transformation consultancy Inflect Partners, a former Partner of European consultancy GPLUS, Chief Executive of GK Strategy and Managing Director of Connect Communications. Emily sits on the executive of Labour Business, and is a Patron of House Magazine, Women in Westminster: The 100. Emily is a Labour activist and co-founder of the Lambeth Food Bank Fund.
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