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Boardrooms, bonuses and the bottom line: New models of corporate governance to secure stronger economic performance

Westminster

with Chuka Umunna MP, former Shadow Business Secretary Sir Vince Cable, former Business Secretary Richard Fuller MP, member of BEIS Select Committee Robert Hodgkinson, Executive Director, ICAEW Aimee Donnellan, Banking Correspondent, Sunday Times Jake Sumner, Senior Associate - Industrial Strategy, ResPublica (Chair) The UK is recognised as having a world-leading corporate governance framework, but domestic scandals […]

Regional manufacturing and the Industrial Strategy, with Iain Wright MP

As the place dimension of industrial strategy comes into clearer view, we aim to develop a picture of the different models of growth that will suit different parts of the country, backed up by predictable and strong national regulation. Our focus is particularly relevant for industries with multiple sites across the UK, many in non-urban […]

Britain’s Diplomatic Strength: Harnessing soft power in a post-Brexit world, with Crispin Blunt MP

Institutions are uniquely effective at stabilising nations. When properly configured and supported, British institutions – such as the BBC, British Council, universities and museums – can provide mediation in some of the most socially, culturally and economically fragmented parts of the world. But this current and potential impact is not fully recognised by the UK. […]