Awful incident for a truly great man

Important Rohan Silva column this on AI regulation and why the UK should rush to avoid knee-jerk simplistic legislation. Onward has long argued science and tech is one area where there is a strong case to do things differently in a post Brexit world. thetimes.com/comment/column…

UK universities should be innovation powerhouses, spinning out the next generation of world-beating science co’s - but only 6 spin out more & raise more money than a decade ago. Great to see our new report, Venturing Out, covered in the Times thetimes.com/article/69bdb1…

Opinion | The Tories have six months to save the party Local government is ripe to be taken by a populist campaign 🖋️ Sebastian Payne trib.al/DE2LiaM

Our report - Future Frontiers - is out today. It’s hard to understate how important frontier technologies will be to UK prosperity & security in the years to come. But we’ve got to get real about UK limitations. ukonward.com/reports/future… 1/9

Latest from Henry Newman on more rum rumblings in Labour's Whitehall appointments. This ain't going away. conservativehome.com/2024/08/23/hen…

Remember, you are not allowed to qwit Twitter unless you tell us why you are leaving at great length ft.com/content/86bd1a…

🌳 The Conservatives may have just six months left to save the party. As soon as a new leader is chosen on November 2, they need an urgent plan to counter Reform at May 2025's local elections. Farage is already eyeing them up. Latest The i paper column inews.co.uk/opinion/tories…

Excellent work & analysis by Onward on the important of Frontier Science & Technology in securing UK prosperity, security & opportunity in the new global race for S+T sovereignty:

Just landed back in London having had the pleasure of attending the Democratic National Convention with Focaldata colleagues. Couple of observations for a 🇬🇧 audience of an 🇺🇸 conference

Exactly - almost like there's someone at the very top of Downing Street who is trying to bend the civil service machine directly to No10's will.

Can’t wait to see what this brilliant journalist (and friend) does next

We're pleased to announce that Rory Geoghegan will lead Onward's upcoming research on policing as an independent expert advisor and visiting fellow. He was a former No.10 Special Advisor, a police officer, and is the founder of The Public Safety Foundation.

We're also delighted that Shivani H Menon has been appointed as Onward's Deputy Head of Research. She will lead our research programmes and generate new and practical ideas for the centre-right.

Britain is in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. Planning reform is imperative, but local and national leaders need to use existing powers to build the homes Britain needs. The answer is already in the statute book: Development Corporations🧵 ukonward.com/reports/back-t…

Read more about Ben Houchen's support for our recommendations in today's The Yorkshire Post write up 👇 yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/…

With apologies, that feeling when you’re going to see Oasis next summer

This will be must listen for the centre right - and beyond