Andrew Travers

Public services growth, development and reform

[BIG South London @BIGSouthLondon]

🤝 South London’s growth is all about collaboration.

As Andrew Travers, CEO of @LBRUT, highlights in our latest blog, it’s not about competition between boroughs, but about building a shared future. 🧱

Read the full blog here 👇
https://t.co/dEwfbnfcqi

[Andrew Travers @atravers60]

Always @lambeth_council

[Francis Elliott @elliottengage]

Morgan McSweeney was just another staffer when he applied for a job at Lambeth Council in 2006. The next two years set him on the path to the top. https://t.co/ocJuWb3bfi

[Thomas Pope @tompope0]

New @instituteforgov report out today from me and @RMCMcKee looks at the govt's proposed Local Growth Plans that each mayor has been tasked with developing

TL;DR: a promising innovation, but govt needs to get their purpose and the sequencing right https://t.co/x2EMZVXufi 1/10

[The MJ @themjcouk]

@SouthamptonCC @atravers60 .@ATravers60 tells us @UKLabour 'made a big mistake in ruling out #localgov finance reform' - https://t.co/G06qpyXjAA

[The MJ @themjcouk]

Interim chief at @SouthamptonCC, @ATravers60, says trying to cut #localgov finances further would be counterproductive for a government attempting to drive growth and stabilise public services

[Andrew Travers @atravers60]

Not too much wrong with this. Might need to be a bit more pragmatic on the geography though 👏

[Ant Breach @AntBreach]

If we want to fix English local government, then we need to sort out both the finances and the geography of councils.

Our new briefing shows how to get it done by the end of the Parliament, and it all depends on a new map for English local government that looks like this:

[SouthamptonCC @SouthamptonCC]

Exciting news! The Central Station Interchange in Southampton is now open! Read the story here: https://t.co/9LQFw4Bza8

[Ant Breach @AntBreach]

There are 112 cities in the G7 bigger than Nottingham - but of the bottom 20 for productivity, 7 are British.

We can catch up with the rest of the G7, and become richer than Germany, but only if we fix this problem.

[SouthamptonCC @SouthamptonCC]

We march on!

[Andrew Travers @atravers60]

🤞

[SouthamptonCC @SouthamptonCC]

Best of luck today boys! 🫡 the whole city is behind you! #WeMarchOn

Kick off: 3pm 🔴⚪️

[Andrew Travers @atravers60]

Delighted to be here 🎉🎉

[SouthamptonCC @SouthamptonCC]

We’re delighted to share that Andrew Travers has been formally appointed as the new Chief Executive of Southampton City Council following the full council meeting on Wednesday. Join us in welcoming Andrew to this critical role in the Southampton community.
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[Max Warner @MaxWarnerIFS]

The slow NHS-ification of the state is really quite striking

As @wesstreeting recently said (based on Ben's and my work on the NHS workforce plan)

"I like Amanda Pritchard (NHS chief executive) very much, but we’re in danger of making her Louis the 14th – ‘l’etat, c’est moi."

[Andrew Travers @atravers60]

And all recommendations are actually correct…

[Amy Gandon @GandonAmy]

Thrilled to launch our #UKUrbanFutures Commission report yesterday. In a month dominated by HS2, net zero and councils’ financial resilience, our calls for sustained investment in our cities could not be more timely.

Summary thread 👇

Full report 👉 https://t.co/gOM06FDeNY

[Jamie Ounan @JOunan]

@atravers60 presenting reflections on unleashing the full potential of our cities. Let’s use the power or our assets to create value for communities and cities across the UK.
#UrbanFutures
@ICClimited @corecities @theRSAorg

[Andrew Travers @atravers60]

What a great appointment 👏

[Andrew Travers @atravers60]

Don’t miss this. Warning: contains practical next steps 👀

[Tom Stratton @TomStratton]

💥Launch of @theRSAorg UK Urban Futures Commission report tomorrow💥 The UK needs a plan for national renewal. Join us to hear why our cities are the best place to start, and the practical steps that can unleash their potential. https://t.co/BQm6K0UtEf… #ukurbanfutures

[Andrew Travers @atravers60]

As the centralised state struggles to deliver the most basic infrastructure, it’s time for our great cities to take on the linked challenges of growth, net zero, and inequality. The #ukurbanfutures report launched on Thursday will set out how it’s done.

[Core Cities UK @corecities]

Two days before we launch #ukurbanfutures report in #Sheffield...we've had a sneak peak and it's looking good. Our big impressions are optimism about our cities' future potential and their capacity to come up with solutions and partnerships. @theRSAorg @GandonAmy @ICClimited

[Room151 @room_151]

Making sense of the local council financial crisis across England: Andy Pike, from the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies at Newcastle University, assesses the causes of a broken local authority finance system and presents a framework for… https://t.co/zYXOMShzvN

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

All the focus on HS2 is on what happens next rather than the last 10 years. Whatever decision is made there are serious questions about the competence of the British state and successive administrations that a 330 mile high-speed train line has proven (apparently) impossible.

[Andrew Travers @atravers60]

At @ICClimited we’ve really enjoyed supporting this work. Excited for the launch

[The Royal Society of Arts @theRSAorg]

Our CEO Andy Haldane and Mayor of Bristol @MarvinJRees are launching the UK Urban Futures Commission report next month. Join us as we unveil the findings and recommendations that hold the key to unlocking the full potential of the UK's cities. https://t.co/ReD0LGWQgM