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New snap poll by @JLPartnersPolls for @WPI_Strategy reveals an overwhelmingly positive response among UK business leaders to @RachelReevesMP speech and the various growth initiatives announced. More to follow

We hosted a packed-out discussion session this evening with @claire_ainsley + @WPI_Strategy colleagues briefing the group on regional productivity gains while @KumarAshwin, @amandapwd & @Ben_Willmott lead on potential economic upsides from sickness benefit reform

Skills must be at the heart of Labour’s drive for economic growth across the country. Pleased to be working on this with @WPI_Strategy and to see @GordonBrown endorse the call to press on with the rollout of T levels to turbocharge technical education theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Join our expert panel this Thursday for this timely webinar with @claire_ainsley , @DrHannahWhite , and @tom_sasse to unpack Labour's first King's Speech. Register your interest here, wpi-strategy.com/news

Towards the manifestos: what’s the agenda for fixing poverty and tackling inequality? #ExpertHub Purposeful Finance Commission’s report, ‘Places and Purpose’, urges private sector for a £22.5m ‘Pipeline Fund’ to help councils clear planning backlog 🔗bit.ly/3IMqTTW

Great to see Vodafone recognise the UK as one of the top destinations for SMEs to grow in Europe 🇬🇧 🚀Utilising tech like 5G is key to our future economic growth. That is why we are investing £36m in 5G Innovation Regions across the UK to help businesses unlock their potential.

Date for the diary. @WPI_Strategy is delighted to be partnering with @LabourList on a drinks reception next week with speeches from @jreynoldsMP and @claire_ainsley. eventbrite.co.uk/e/wpi-strategy…

Today @WPI_Strategy has published new polling of over 4,000 people put together by @YouGov. Key highlights in this thread. Labour (45%) maintains significant headline voting intention lead over the Cons (22%) with Reform U.K. at 12%.

‘A busy year for lobbyists’ – Edelman, H&K, BCW and more on public affairs predictions #pr #comms @WA_Comms @CiceroGlobal @WA_Comms @GraylingUK @Edelman_EGA @UK_DGA @FTI_SC @GKStrategy @WPI_Strategy @HK_London @InstinctifPtnrs @BCWGlobal @CavConsult buff.ly/48XjY5B

The Green Hydrogen Alliance looks forward to the Government's forthcoming Hydrogen Production Delivery Roadmap and we are arranging further engagements to encourage an accelerated green hydrogen market in the UK: businessgreen.com/news/4140745/r…

Great to host @energygovuk minister, Lord Callanan, for an industry dinner discussion last night on accelerating green hydrogen delivery - along with a range of representatives including @Airbus, @BarclaysCIB, @LondonCityAir, @abports21, @World_Kinect & @airproducts among others

Research found 5G could also: 🏥 save the NHS up to £1B per year 🚅 increase the number of train services by increasing service frequency 💡save councils £700M with smart street lighting You can read a copy of our 'Building a Digital Society' report here: vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/app…

Great event last night in Parliament with Digital Minister @JWhittingdale and @VodafoneUK: 📡 We discussed the economic value of an accelerated roll out of stand-alone 5G across the UK 💷 The difference between a slow and fast roll out could be worth as much as an £7.4 billion

New research by the #GreenHydrogenAlliance shows the Thames Estuary could be the site of a green hydrogen cluster, bringing over £3.5 billion in economic benefits to the local economy and reducing CO2 emissions by 578,000 tonnes a year. Full story here: rb.gy/ko2iw

CEO of @PensionCorp and Chair of the PFC, @TracyMBlackwell, provides an overview of the research and the barriers identified in the first report here: cityam.com/why-cant-we-le…

The Purposeful Finance Commission has today launched the first of two papers to be published this year seeking to identify, understand and overcome the barriers that communities across the country are facing in accessing investment.

Important new report out today on accelerating the UK hydrogen economy for industry. The case for imports and exports is particularly important - they accelerate H2 use, bring economic benefits and deliver energy security and resilience #NetZero #GreenHydrogen #ReadyForTomorrow

See here for coverage in @BusinessGreen: businessgreen.com/news/4140745/r… Time to power up the green hydrogen future! #NetZero #GreenHydrogen

Our new report for the #GreenHydrogenAlliance shows how the UK can: 💷 Generate £11B for the economy 🚛 Cut emissions equivalent to taking 60,000 lorries off the road every year ⚡️Add 900MW to UK hydrogen capacity 👷Create over 8,000 jobs plus many thousands more downstream

With new polling showing the shifting of the centre ground, WPI Strategy is launching our new Preparing for Labour briefing to get your organisation ready for all election outcomes. You can sign up here: wpi-strategy.com/what-we-do