A Decisive Decade

The UK is at a critical juncture. Public services are under sustained pressure to do more with less, while demands are rising across national security, energy transition, transport, infrastructure, and health. For government and the private sectors that work alongside it, the challenge isn’t just understanding what must change – it’s delivering it.

As the decade unfolds, success will be defined by implementation: how effectively policy informs practice, how innovation becomes impact, and how collaboration drives real-world change.

This series explores what it takes to deliver – at scale and under constraint – long-term prosperity and security for the UK.

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What does it take to unlock regional growth?

How devolution and innovation can unlock regional economic growth and empower local leaders across the UK.

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What could the public sector look like in ten years’ time if we acted boldly and with vision today?

How the UK public sector can turn crisis-driven innovation into lasting resilience by 2035.

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How can the private and public sector work together to create the trust vital to drive growth?

How public and private sectors can rebuild trust, improve outcomes, and drive growth in uncertain times.

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How can the UK ensure an energy transition that drives economic and social progress?

Discover how lessons from previous energy transitions can help build a cleaner, greener, fairer future.

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In a decisive decade, how can the UK reap the full benefits of its innovations?

Uncover how the UK can harness the power of innovation in public services.

Views from our experts

Winning support also requires capabilities in relationship-building. The great strength of local authorities is their ability to connect with national government, as well as with neighbouring regions.”

Anton Horne Local government

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Universities are uniquely well placed to help unify post-18 skills provision by bringing disparate institutions closer together, and by forming partnerships with local employers to better align skills provision with the local economy and skills demand.”

Laura Brooks Education and transformation

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Rather than debating whether we need deregulation, or increased regulation, the truth is that we need simpler, customer-centric regulation.”

Caroline Wayman Financial services regulation

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Digital prevention needs to be well planned and executed – especially when significant errors could cost people their liberty or their lives. For these reasons, governance, rigour, and transparency are vital, so that unintended consequences can be discovered and set right.”

Stephen Farrington-Bell Economics and new hospitals

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To deliver, the public sector will need the ability to go further and faster across a range of priorities that often transcend traditional departmental briefs.”

Nishat Ali Public sector

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