Getting ready for the day at Labour conference with ⁦Grant Thornton UK colleagues⁩ ⁦Simon Christian⁩ and Tom Rathborne and the ⁦Institute for Government⁩ session on What Next For Devolution and Levelling Up

And we're underway with IfG events; What next for levelling up and devolution with Phillip Woolley, Andy Burnham, Christian Wakeford MP and Professor Francesca Gains - “when you control the system, you can control the pace of change...”

"I would go so far as to say that Greater Manchester is the last bastion of stable government in the UK." 📺 Andy Burnham at our #Lab22 event on Labour’s vision for levelling up and devolution in England. With Christian Wakeford MP Professor Francesca Gains Phillip Woolley Grant Thornton UK

We are looking forward to the roundtable this morning with Solace business partner, Grant Thornton UK to discuss local government change, transformation and modernisation programmes kindly chaired by @mattprosserceo. Look out for the article on this!

Grant Thornton UK continuing the conversation on #LevellingUp with Institute for Government Will McWilliams, @AJonesMP, Adam Hawksbee and Laura Shoaf explore the role of transport in promoting regional growth and whether the government’s current approach is the right one at #CPC22

.Will McWilliams speaking at Institute for Government Grant Thornton UK #CPC22 fringe - most passenger journeys start on a smartphone app, or several apps if using different modes of transport. More must be done to offer a single solution for planning and ticketing #IfGCons22

New research from Grant Thornton UK finds one in six English councils could now run out of money from next year. Link to full story in comments below #localgov

Here's our story - bit.ly/3RA6KCA #localgov

Our new research shows that the additional COVID-19 funding has not addressed underlying systemic issues faced by #LocalGov. Read more: okt.to/vQotxz

On my way to the @TheMCA_UK awards Grant Thornton UK public sector consulting team a finalist in 4 categories this year 🤞 #mcaawards

Resilience, Connectivity and Sustainability the key pillars for The Labour Party approach to levelling up, says Lisa Nandy MP #IfGgovt23

Doesn’t Manchester look beautiful this evening?

There is evidence in a new report from Grant Thornton UK that in each case of serious #localgov failure, one or more links in the chain of safeguards has been weak or altogether broken, says Paul Dossett. ➡️bit.ly/4a5xzsF

We'll be kicking things off at 09:15 with a welcome from our Director Hannah White. Phillip Woolley from Grant Thornton UK will also give opening remarks.

"The funding crisis facing local councils... is really getting in the way of us growing properly at a local level" Former Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane also says current fiscal rules are "overly constraining" investment #BBCLauraK bbc.in/3Tlmg8r

EVENT: Public services are a key election battleground. But what impact could they have on the election campaign? Join us in person or online on Monday 17 June with panellists Nick Davies Gideon Skinner IpsosUK Phillip Woolley Grant Thornton UK 🗓️📺 instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/general-… pic.x.com/F1rFk224fh

Devolution and local government: Empowering local authorities and addressing financial sustainability grantthornton.co.uk/insights/devol… Phillip Woolley via Grant Thornton UK

On LG finance “the can kicking must stop”

To kick things off on Tuesday at 09:00, we will be asking how a Labour government can ensure it invests well in public services. Our panel includes Darren Jones MP, Anita Charlesworth The Health Foundation, Thomas Pope Phillip Woolley and Gemma Tetlow