Rocky. Bumpy. A period of adjustment. Whichever your euphemism of choice, the months since Labour’s landslide have been quite the rollercoaster. There are several factors at play. One is the inexperience of incoming ministers. For every Whitehall veteran such as John Healey, Pat McFadden, or Yvette Cooper, there are a
Something unusual happened to British people in Baku in November 2024 when asked where they were from. After years of being a little embarrassed by their country, for once, attendees of COP29 from the United Kingdom could feel some pride in answering that question. The UK that had just raised
The Government recently began work to co-create a new Civil Society Covenant, aiming to reset the relationship between government and charities. This has the potential to reshape how charities work with Government to achieve their five Missions. The last reset like this was David Cameron’s Big Society. Big Society promised
The last Conservative government didn’t just increase levels of disadvantage. They changed its nature. The number of children living in material deprivation rose sharply. So too did the impact of high housing costs on poor families. But perhaps the biggest change was in the number of people who completely dropped
As the dust settles from the fallout of a second Trump presidential victory the process of finger pointing has begun amongst Democrats and armchair political strategists around the globe. One reason borne out of the initial breakdown of voter statistics is the gravitation of young white men towards the Republicans,
My experience from working in vulnerable women and children organisations over the last nine years is that, in many respects, we’ve moved backwards. I’ve seen what progress we have made towards tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) and safeguarding children forever outpaced by technological developments. In the last five
Social housing has a long history of providing affordable and good quality housing. What started as a philanthropic endeavour in the late 18th century, became the jurisdiction of councils in the early 20th century as the link between social housing and improved health outcomes became clear. However, in the 1980s
Since the election, Labour has made a real difference in tackling the housing crisis. Reform has begun on our broken planning system; more money has been allocated towards improving our leaky housing stock, addressing rough sleeping and building more social homes; a once-in-a-generation improvement in Renters’ Rights is passing through
In the first event of our new Progressives in Parliament series, Progressive Britain hosted a panel discussing the feasibility and potential benefits of introducing digital ID in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening. Our audience heard from Jake Richards MP, Emma Thwaites of the Open Data Institute, Casey Calista
A fascinating experiment in public service reform is unfolding in front of our eyes and yet almost no-one seems to have noticed. I’m not even sure No 10 has clocked what’s going on. Two of the great delivery departments of this new Labour government – health and education – are
