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Ben Franklin
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Ben Franklin
@bjafranklin
Deputy Chief Exec. International Longevity Centre UK. Former Chief, Centre for Progressive Policy. Before think tanks I did some stuff at HMT and the FCA.
Katılım Ağustos 2014
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You can read the piece for @ILCUK here: ilcuk.org.uk/spending-revie…
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The piece argues for:
🔹 Real-term restraint on NHS spend
🔹 Prioritise prevention & community spend
🔹 Support local govt deliver reform & social care
🔹 Rebalance welfare: active labour policy > cuts
🔹 Invest in the longevity economy & foundational sectors
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My piece ahead of Spending Review explores how govt can signal it's serious about reform and inclusive growth against the backdrop of an ageing and unhealthy population.
The huge fiscal pressures mean structural reform is even more important...
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In a context where borrowing costs continue to rise and fiscal rules are tight, drawing creatively on the full suite of policy and reform tools to support growth will gain even greater urgency without the option to raise spending.
This means working creatively with place 👇
The MJ@themjcouk
Annabel Smith @CentreProPolicy reflects on the creativity and collaboration that will be required to make headway on the Government’s missions in 2025. themj.co.uk/2025-rush-deli… via @themjcouk
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📢NEW CPP blog: Director of Place and Practice, @annabel___smith sets out CPP's response to the Devolution White Paper as a pragmatic first step in ending centralisation by default 👇
progressive-policy.net/publications/t…
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Interested in how health affects the long-term public finances?
Read more about our fiscal scenarios for better or worse health outcomes in our newly published article:
articles.obr.uk/scenarios-for-…
#HealthEconomy #Fiscal
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A big few weeks for Local Government.
💷 A budget and now a policy statement that invests in local communities
🏗️ Devolution plans that will push power back to local communities too.
Pleased to see @JimfromOldham deliver his remarks earlier at the CPP’s conference.
Jim McMahon OBE MP@JimfromOldham
Great to speak at the Centre for Progressive Policy conference today on the important of delivering the governments missions, wider and deeper devolution, rebuilding local government and reforming public services. A lot to do, but working as partners in power central and local government will transform the country for the better.
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Great to speak at the Centre for Progressive Policy conference today on the important of delivering the governments missions, wider and deeper devolution, rebuilding local government and reforming public services.
A lot to do, but working as partners in power central and local government will transform the country for the better.
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📢NEW blog: "For too long, too many people and places across the UK have been shut out of having a meaningful stake in our economy."
✍ @annabel___smith celebrates the past 4 years of the IGN in partnership with @jrf_uk.
🔗Read the blog at: lnkd.in/eJyVKs75
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🚨New #IGConf24 speaker announcement!
We are excited to announce that Devolution Minister, @JimfromOldham is joining us as our keynote speaker this Thursday.
🎟️Spaces are limited, get your free ticket and find our full programme here: progressive-policy.net/events/inclusi…
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In 2020 we launched the Inclusive Growth Network, with four years of grant funding from @jrf_uk.
Read our Impact Report, which sets out how the IGN has become a thriving, successful network, with real-world impact👇
🧵1/6
inclusivegrowthnetwork.org/about-us/our-i…
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So proud of the work my colleagues at the Inclusive Growth Network have done over the last 4 years—tackling inequality, boosting local economies, and driving real change. Check out their mighty impact report 👇
Inclusive Growth Network@IGN_tweets
In 2020 we launched the Inclusive Growth Network, with four years of grant funding from @jrf_uk. Read our Impact Report, which sets out how the IGN has become a thriving, successful network, with real-world impact👇 🧵1/6 inclusivegrowthnetwork.org/about-us/our-i…
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Will the recent budget announcements drive growth across the UK?
Join us for a day of crucial discussions with a diverse range of speakers at our annual Inclusive Growth Conference on November 28th.
🎟 Free tickets and more info available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-gr…
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My latest piece for the @themjcouk. For inclusive growth agenda to flourish, there needs to be a relentless focus on delivery - scaling best practice innovations and policy locally and regionally as exemplified through the @IGN_tweets and feeding this into national policy design.
Growth and Reform Network@GrowthandReform
"This can be the Parliament for local and regional innovators. We should grasp the opportunity with both hands." ✍️CPP's Interim CEO @bjafranklin reflects on the significance of the Budget in a new article for @themjcouk👇 themj.co.uk/parliament-loc…
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That was a tax, spend and invest budget. Thankfully and hugely necessary in my view following years of disinvestment. Govt policy matters. The BIG story of the Budget, reflected in one chart from the OBR:
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NEW: Access to Sure Start as a child reduced the likelihood of ending up in youth custody by a fifth.
THREAD on our new report, funded by @NuffieldFound, on Sure Start’s impact on crime and social care outcomes: [1/9]
ifs.org.uk/publications/e…
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Must read thread from colleague @RMudie96 on our report with @corecities and @metrodynamics. Reveals how far away we are from a preventative state and what we can do about it.
Ross Mudie@RMudie96
🚨Public services were crippled by a lack of focus on prevention in the 2010s – it’s time for a new approach. New paper with @metrodynamics & @corecities sets out how the next generation of reform can be mission-led, prevention-first, pro-growth, & built on past successes 🧵1/
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Ben Franklin and Rachel Rowney: We need an ambitious neighbourhood renewal programme lgcplus.com/politics/devol…
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🚨NEW CPP report with @LocalTrust addresses the lack of good jobs in England's 'doubly disadvantaged' neighbourhoods.
With powerful testimonies, the report sets out the case for putting these areas at the heart of Whitehall's drive for growth everywhere👇
progressive-policy.net/publications/b…
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