Blog - Future Governance Forum

Explore the latest insights and analysis from FGF, plus contributions from some of the leading doers and thinkers shaping how government works.

We’re always on the look out for thought-provoking contributions exploring how we transform the state to renew the nation. Find out more about submitting a blog to FGF here.

Fulfilling the promise of Pride in Place: how to create the infrastructure for community-led renewal

The King’s Speech: searching for the signal beneath the noise

Do the UK’s fiscal rules need to change?

What’s happening to Britain’s railway?

If public services are to be truly preventative, we need a mindset shift in how they are delivered

A year on from the Supreme Court gender ruling, here’s how the EHRC rebuilds trust

From Whitehall to the high street: why named community sponsorship could transform how the UK welcomes refugees

Transforming the state to renew the nation – FGF’s new strategy will help rebuild Britain

Why the EHRC’s future is at risk unless big changes are made

Why Total Place is vital for Labour’s chance of reforming public services

Radical shift to prevention is the only way to end violence against women and girls

Change is plural – and that should matter

Home Secretary is taking a huge gamble with her asylum reforms – but there is a progressive alternative

FGF’s Spring Statement response

Green light for the new Green Book

It’s time to give strategic authorities the powers they need to deliver economic growth

Five takeaways from FGF’s Business Panel

From puzzles to progress: tools for Wales’ productivity challenge

Better use of the Green Book could get more investment into the regions

The Quiet Work That Makes Public Service Reform Possible

Councils’ vital role in securing economic growth in ‘the last mile’

The Budget: Putting stability in the spotlight

Public Service Reform – a public sector endeavour or a movement for all?

Voters are asking for agency and respect. It’s crucial politics builds relationships, not just delivery channels, in response.

Move fast and test things: Embracing thoughtful risk-taking to build a new era for public service reform

The Budget is a chance to show voters that this government is serious about fixing Britain’s broken infrastructure

Changing public services is hard – what can we learn from those already doing it?

Friendship is magic

No Stone Unturned: the hunt for regional growth

Time to change the relationship between people and the state

FGF’s new Business Panel brings business leaders and policymakers together to tackle the country’s big challenges

How design capabilities could help the government deliver their national missions

Announcing the Social Insights Panel: A new FGF project led by Polly Neate

One leader’s reflections on moving from the civil service to civil society

The urgency of thinking long-term: why a central lesson from Labour’s first year in office is about time

Five ways the government can make its 10-year NHS digitisation plan work

New Industrial Strategy is ‘right direction’ for government

A new tool in the government’s infrastructure toolkit – now to use it

Green Book tweaks are all well and good; it’s making them stick that counts

What’s in the Comprehensive Spending Review?

Will national missions be central to the Comprehensive Spending Review?

Why Asylum Management Centres could reduce small boat crossings

Why the growth mission requires more certainty on industrial policy

Public service reform: Changing the rules of the game

This is no time to go wobbly, Keir

From Collapse to Comeback: What Canada’s Liberal Party Teaches Us About Defeating Populism

‘Now is the time for the prime minister to double down’: reflections on mission-driven government

We need a transformed state to rise to the challenges of this new era

Quantum Computing: The next battleground for global tech leadership

Rachel Holds the Line

Preparing for the Spring Statement

Fresh thinking and new ideas: Spurring innovation to boost productivity

London could be the first test for the government’s Industrial Strategy

Where Next on Asylum? Navigating the emerging international order

Greater than the sum of our parts: Delivering missions in partnership with civil society organisations

The AI opportunity: Serving Government’s wider mission

Going global and local – the way ahead for the centre left

The year ahead: Helping to shape a progressive future

Seizing the scale-up moment

The promise of Test and Learn: what I’ve learnt tackling homelessness

Invest, invest, invest: Rachel Reeves’ £70 billion downpayment on growth and renewal

What does it mean to govern in partnership?

Can devolution help get Britain working?

How can the government fix the NHS? It can start by aligning its own levers

Learning as a lever for change: how reforming civil service learning and development can help kick-start Labour’s missions

A shared mission – Civil society’s offer to a new government

Infrastructure Investment Partnerships: a new approach to public-private collaboration in infrastructure

Governing in meaningful partnership: a noble ambition, but how do we get there?

What should the new government’s mission for growth prioritise?

What does mission-driven government mean for Whitehall leaders?

Fixing the foundations of the state

What is the role of devolution in delivering Labour’s missions?

Town Hall 2030 – the role of digital in enabling place-based public service delivery

The King’s Speech: Laying the foundations of national renewal

How Labour intends to govern

What Keir Starmer can learn from Blair’s first 100 days

Mission-driven government can build a new era of collaboration and shared service

Election 2024: How do the party manifestos measure up?

Why we must fix the regulators to unlock economic growth

Six reasons the civil service should embrace mission-driven government

Mission critical: how a new government can lead with purpose and govern in partnership

Laying down the law: legislation and the preparation for power

Renewing Britain requires respect

Local elections 2024: the overlapping stories of power

What can Labour learn from the Conservatives’ transition into government in 2010?

Shaping Britain’s future: FGF’s plans for 2024

Economic vision: it’s all about devolution

Inclusion is now a political dividing line. But progressive parties should practise – and not just preach

The Budget: Tax cuts today based on magical thinking for tomorrow

Into Power – Lessons from Labour’s US and Australian sister parties

Missions-driven Government for 21st Century Public Service

Governing risks and rewards: lessons from Teesworks and Croydon

A year of choice – for voters and politicians alike

Connecting missions, devolution, and public service reform