Events

This event hosted by UK think tank the King's Fund explores the risks and opportunities for patient voice as Healthwatch faces abolition. Overview The King’s Fund hosts a June event on NHS reforms, exploring risks and opportunities for patient voice as Healthwatch faces abolition. This is a defining moment for patient voice in the NHS....

This event hosted by UK think tank the Resolution Foundation discusses how Gen Z’s living standards compare to previous cohorts. Whether the issue is wealth, work, rising student debt or dwindling chances of home ownership, it’s been well documented that millennials have faced a more challenging living standards path than earlier cohorts. But what about...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Constitution Unit will take stock of recent constitutional developments and look ahead. Day 2 – Thursday 25 June  10am – 11am: What next for standards in public life?  Improving standards in public life was a key plank of Labour’s promise to be different from its predecessors in...

This event hosted by UK think tank Centre for Cities discusses how the UK's largest cities are performing and what this means for the national economy. This year, with the Government putting cost of living pressures front and centre, Cities Outlook 2026 looked at how disposable incomes and deprivation vary across the country – and what that...

At this event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House Sir Michael will discuss his latest book 'Ausländer' with their CEO and Director,Bronwen Maddox. Born in Wales to Jewish refugees who fled Nazi Germany, Michael Moritz began his career as a journalist for Time, where he wrote the first definitive history of Apple, before joining...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government launches a collection of over 30 essays on the impact of the referendum. The Brexit Effect, edited by Sir Anthony Seldon, is a collection of over 30 essays on the impact of the referendum on whether the UK should stay in or leave the...

At this event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government Dan Tomlinson MP sets out his vision for transforming his department. The Institute for Government is pleased to welcome Dan Tomlinson MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, to share his experiences as the sole departmental minister for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – and...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Social Market Foundation discusses reforms to Machine Gaming Duty in the context of the rapid expansion of gaming machines on the UK’s high streets. In the 2025 budget, the Chancellor introduced the principle of differentiating tax on gambling products associated with the highest levels of harm –...

This event hosted by UK think tank Centre for Cities explores how fiscal devolution can be designed to support both economic growth and fair funding across England. With the Government expected to set out a roadmap for fiscal devolution later this year, questions about how greater local control over funding and taxation could support growth...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society examines the methods used by Russia to avoid sanctions, and how policymakers should respond. Russia is successfully dodging sanctions. Despite four years of wide-ranging sanctions, the Kremlin has found ways to illegally fund its war in Ukraine. These methods include shadow fleet ships selling...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government discusses how much progress the government has made on its prevention goal. The worthy aims of the NHS’s prevention shift include reducing childhood obesity, cutting the prevalence of smoking, and tackling harmful alcohol consumption. But previous Institute for Government work shows that shifting to prevention is...

This event hosted by UK think tank the New Economics Foundation will both look back over the last 40 years while also looking ahead to how to deliver a radically better world. In 1986, the LSE hosted The Other Economic Summit that led to the foundation of the NEF to address the urgent economic challenges...

This event hosted by UK think tanks Onward and the Centre for Policy Studies launches their new report 'Fixing London Housing'.  This event is being jointly hosted by Onward and the Centre for Policy Studies to launch our new report Fixing London Housing.  We are thrilled to be joined by Rt Hon Sir James Cleverly MP, Shadow...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government discusses how mayors and local leaders can build and sustain a shared vision for growth across their regions.  The IfG DevoLab is dedicated to exploring the innovations enabled by devolution, learning from the results, and sharing the lessons so that places can take better decisions about how to use devolved...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government explores the challenges and opportunities facing the Foreign Office. Five years on from the merger of the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development, this is a pivotal moment for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The government is managing the reduction in the...