Head of Learning and Practice at The Future Governance Forum | Former Council Leader + Labour Councillor | Feminist | Croydon - with on Bangladesh + Pakistan
Honoured to be part of @CroydonHigh Wall of Women 150 as part of the school’s sesquicentennial and grateful to @shalinastudio for her support. The real stars were each of the current students who stunned the audience with their eloquence, proving that once a Croydon High girl…
Congratulations to FGF and Metrodynamics colleagues on our first report on Impactful Devolution. With a new Labour government serious about moving power closer to communities, we hope this is helpful to ensuring all communities across the country see the benefits of more growth
📣 OUT NOW – Impactful Devolution: A new framework for inclusive local growth & national renewal
New report with @metrodynamics sets out the role of #devolution in delivering Labour's mission to restore growth across the UK
Read the report, or read on 🧵
https://t.co/wo7wxkUKns
Fantastic that @JimfromOldham is joining an already stellar line-up on Thursday to launch our first reflections on how government can make its ambitions on devolution a lasting reality and its effects felt within communities. Join us!
ANNOUNCING: Devolution Minister @JimfromOldham joins the panel!
Join us this Thurs as we discuss the new govt's first steps to advance devolution + what can be done in its 1st term to lay the groundwork for a more lasting shift of power in a 2nd
Sign up:
https://t.co/5Mle2NhMB1
It’s Polling day and it’s time for change! Voted for @BenJLTaylor to be Labour’s first MP in Croydon South over two weeks ago by post. He couldn’t have worked harder since being selected 18 months ago and proof of how hard he would work for the people of Croydon South #VoteLabour
📣 OUT NOW – 100 Four 100: How a new govt can set itself up for success
With the UK set for a change of govt, FGF offers a playbook for how a new administration can use its first 100 hrs, four weeks & 100 days to lay the groundwork for the term ahead 🧵👇
https://t.co/imPXA98HOh
Thanks so much to @UK_DGA for the opportunity to be part of such an august panel. Great to share some insight from our @FutureGovForum Briefing Paper on our take on a Labour government’s first hundred days - out on Thursday 👀📣!
🗣️ FGF's @HamidaAli76 speaking at this morning's @UK_DGA 'Pathway to Power?' event alongside the FT's @GeorgeWParker, @S_Hammond & polling guru Sir John Curtice.
Fascinating discussion on the state of the race, but more importantly, what follows the morning after election night.
There’s still time to sign up to tonight’s #MissionCritical launch event! ✍️
🗣️ Joining Professor @MazzucatoM will be fmr Deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara, FGF Director @NathanYeowell and chair @kamalahmednews
Stream live from 5.30pm today >>
https://t.co/zWkKLRDWuT
Big day launching our report on partnership with @MazzucatoM#MissionCritical: Statecraft for the 21st Century and @IIPP_UCL - offering practical thinking on how a government can be truly mission-driven
🚀 Launched today – #MissionCritical: Statecraft for the 21st century
New report by Professor Mariana @MazzucatoM offers a blueprint for shifting Labour's 5️⃣ missions from campaign promises into a programme for govt.
⬇️ Read the report, or read on.. 🧵
https://t.co/RTFC95q3t2
Renewing Britain will require a much deeper relationship between citizen and state – one founded on respect for all.
Ahead of today’s #BritainRenewed conference, read FGF Policy Associate @olliewsmith's blog arguing for a new approach to doing govt ➡️
https://t.co/tTBC520l1J
🗣️ @HamidaAli76, Head of Policy and Programmes at FGF, speaking at @progbrit’s conference today on the importance of having a proper govt strategy on civic engagement & community cohesion in preventing polarisation in schools and wider society
If you haven't already done so, sign-up to FGF below, we've got major content coming looking at:
👩💻 Mission-driven govt with @IIPP_UCL
👨💼 Devolution and local growth with @metrodynamics
👩🏫 New models of finance and investment
🤵 Prep for government
https://t.co/ecA8aJqVUi
We're really pleased to be supporting the new series of @ThePowerTest podcast - listen to @ayeshahazarika and @Samfr set the out the political context for the rest of 2024 in the first episode, listen today! 🔽
Launched today – #IntoPower 01: Lessons from Australia and the United States 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇬🇧
What can UK opposition parties learn from the Biden and Albanese transitions to government ahead of the next election?
⬇️ Read the new report from FGF, or read on... 🧵
https://t.co/AMxuUc1ofQ
Not too late to sign up for our first event at 12pm today marking the publication of our #IntoPower report reflecting on transfers of power and the importance of preparation https://t.co/zvex5F8ebO
Our first newsletter of 2024 will be hitting people's inboxes tomorrow - there's still time to sign up if you want to keep up to date with what we've been doing - and what our plans are for the rest of the year 🔽🔽🔽
https://t.co/ecA8aJqVUi
FGF deputy director @adamrossterry kicks off the year, and the FGF blog, with his thoughts on 2024: 'A year of choice - for voters and politicians alike'
https://t.co/d0WlYzZp9r