August newsletter: The garnering season
News and what’s coming up from the Centre for British Progress
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From the Centre for British Progress: a non-partisan think tank accelerating and shaping an era of British growth and progress. Evolved from UK Day One.
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Pen Portrait: Daisy Christodoulou on grading exams, touching grass, and lunch at the Oval
An interview with the author and educator
The new AI taskforce should have one mission: leverage
Without leverage, Britain cannot chart its own course in a world transformed by AI
England has too many environmental regulators and no one in charge
The system is too complex, too slow, and too costly to get things done
July newsletter: Fast funding and future jobs
Slow down and speed up with our latest news and opportunities
Are we worrying about the wrong workers?
Economic activity in the UK is increasingly disembodied from the physical world – and AI isn’t the only culprit
Hot Progress Summer: A reading list
Book recommendations to spark big ideas
Pen Portrait: Ewan Kirk on DeepTech, ideas, and dining at Nando’s
An interview with the entrepreneur and investor
Fast grants for British Progress
We are launching a fast grants programme to fund ideas for British growth and progress.
June newsletter: Bonds, brain drain, and building more for less
News, research, and introducing our new team members
What might markets look for in Burnham’s choice of Chancellor?
As the country awaits a new Prime Minister, traders have their eyes on who will move in next door
The way the UK counts carbon is bad for the climate and for growth
To make the UK’s energy transition a success, we must stop counting our successes as a cost to the world
Pen Portrait: Rachel Glennerster on music, meetings, and how to make change happen
An interview with the economist and Center for Global Development president
Britain’s brain drain, measured in mathematical olympians
What tracking IMO medallists tells us about the talent pipeline
How the WFH factor complicates the AI jobs story
What's really eroding the first rung of the career ladder?
May newsletter: Data centres and days off
Our latest research, news, and opportunities
Even superhuman AI may not replace jobs
Predictions of human substitution overlook the role of firms
Is AI the new breadwinner?
When it comes to work and artificial intelligence, human replacement might not be baked in
Post Haste: Make Oak Apple Day a bank holiday!
For a new calendar fixture, let’s revive an old tradition
Post Haste: Britain needs a thicker political layer
Without political capacity, the system governs itself
April newsletter: Street votes, speeding up grid connections, and a soirée
Our round-up of recent work and goings-on
Pen Portrait: George Eaton on food, film, and the discourse
An interview with the journalist and Arguably co-founder