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Good Growth Foundation

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The Good Growth Foundation is a new think tank that campaigns for a fairer economy, so growth can work for good. Director: @prafulnargund

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Joined October 2024
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We've just launched our Good Growth Budget at Labour Party Conference. Read more here: goodgrowthfoundation.co.uk/g…
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Excited "Tap and Go North" is a finalist for @SmartThinktanks' Niche Report of the Year award. Our proposal for a Oyster-style Northern Transport Card across the North of England found it could save commuters £276 per year & generate £2.7bn. Read here: goodgrowthfoundation.co.uk/n…
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What does good growth in every postcode look like? At GGF, we’re pioneering how to measure it, starting with Healey's Budget. Our first Good Growth Outlook shows 48% of forecast GDP growth will reach incomes, up from 34% last Budget. 🧵🧵
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It hasn’t always been this low. Pre-pandemic, with low inflation, stable pay growth + tax take, the OBR expected income growth to almost keep up 1:1 w/ the economy. In 2023-24 it went above 100%, as falling inflation let wages outpace prices + incomes recovered.
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Full paper on how to unblock the Croydon bottleneck and the benefits of doing so 👇🚄 goodgrowthfoundation.co.uk/g…
A Gateway to Gatwick — The Good Growth Foundation

A Gateway to Gatwick — The Good Growth Foundation

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We are excited to launch our new paper today, A Gateway to Gatwick and Beyond, in partnership with @NDIronsMP ! Gatwick’s expansion depends on reliable rail, but 67% of East Croydon trains face delays. We must unblock the bottleneck. 🧵
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We are excited to launch our new paper today, A Gateway to Gatwick and Beyond, in partnership with @NDIronsMP ! Gatwick’s expansion depends on reliable rail, but 67% of East Croydon trains face delays. We must unblock the bottleneck. 🧵
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A new "Gateway to Gatwick" upgrade isn't just about trains. Unlocking the tracks could deliver: * £5.1B GVA economic boost * 10,500 permanent jobs * 14,500 new homes * 230,000 commuter hours saved yearly
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We're delighted to be a finalist for Think Tank of the Year at @SmartThinktanks Awards! In our second year, we've published exciting research from welfare and water, to security and student loans - and got the govt talking about good growth. Congrats to all brilliant nominees!
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🏆We can finally announce the finalists for this year's Think Tank of the Year category! This is our top award and, with over 25 thinks tanks applying. A huge thank you to @awscloud for partnering with us on this award in recognition of the vital role of think tanks.
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🔵 Good growth is about strengthening the link between growth and people's incomes. We’ve launched our Good Growth Outlook, measuring how this is working and how this week's Budget will affect it.
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See the full analysis here: goodgrowthindex.team-36f.wor…
Good Growth Outlook

Good Growth Outlook

How much of the economy’s forecasted growth reaches people’s incomes

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Yesterday we hosted a post-Budget breakfast with @FleetwdStrategy , bringing together think tanks + business leaders to discuss impacts of and reactions to Wednesday's budget. Thank you to speakers @DiMagnaySky, Owen Alun John, Dame @Siobhain_Mc, and everyone who joined us.
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Newest GGF Substack is out! Our Director @prafulnargund's reflects on this week's Budget and whether it met our tests for a "good growth budget" Read here: goodgrowthfdn.substack.com/p…
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We wanted a Good Growth Budget to give people control over the big decisions in their lives, more powers at a local level and a way through a more uncertain world. 🧵
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Given that continued international instability and big reviews (Milburn, Timms, Casey) and the 10 year plan are to come, the government has focused on short term relief for households, headlined with the £100 help towards energy bills.
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After today’s Budget, we’ll be launching our Good Growth Index, a new metric scoring the Chancellor on how his 2026 Budget delivers for good growth. 1/3
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We’ll mark it based on how the Budget will impact both economic growth and living standards over the next five years - how much of GDP growth will go to raising household incomes. 2/3
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What's the economic argument for defence spending? Listen to GGF director @prafulnargund on Channel 4 News arguing that the budget should give opportunities to smaller British firms.
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In partnership with Members of Parliament and the Women’s Budget Group, we are proud to launch the publication of An Unashamedly Female Agenda, exploring ways to ensure good growth works for women. Read the essays here: goodgrowthfoundation.co.uk/w…
An Unashamedly Female Agenda — The Good Growth Foundation

An Unashamedly Female Agenda — The Good Growth Foundation

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NEW: GGF's first MRP shows Labour as the largest party, but short of a majority 🌹 Labour - 280 seats (27%) ➡️ Reform UK - 130 (24) 🌳 Conservatives - 116 (21%) 🔶 Lib Dem - 62 (10%) ⚫️ SNP 26, Green 6, Plaid Cymru 8 (15% total) Link to full results below 👇
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Full polling and methodology on goodgrowthfoundation.co.uk/g…
GGF Insights — The Good Growth Foundation

GGF Insights — The Good Growth Foundation

We deliver independent quantitative and qualitative research that shapes strategy, defines the argument and changes minds. We are a team of researchers and campaigners. We know how to align policy,...

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In our latest Substack, GGF's Insights Manager @Kaihain2 writes up our polling of over a thousand 16-18 year olds earlier this year about their options post-18. The polling reveals confusion and a system that remains incredibly hard to navigate. 🧵1/6
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The picture shows a NEET crisis with roots in classrooms and colleges, where young people are unsure of their options and feeling unsure of their future even before age 18. 2/6
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🚨New Substack 🚨 GGF Insights Manager @Kaihain2 on how 16-18 year olds feel about their futures after we polled them. goodgrowthfdn.substack.com/p…
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1/ Too big for councils but too small for national government. Ahead of the Budget, our Good Growth Budget has a fix for the infrastructure projects stuck in the middle: Regionally Significant Infrastructure Projects (RSIPs), greenlit by Metro Mayors🧵
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2/ Currently, big planning projects go to the local authority first, and a mayoral call-in can add months. We propose RSIPs which give Mayors a direct approval route that mirrors the national process, with lower thresholds.
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Great to see @deirdrecostigan raise our recent report, ‘Investing in Agency’ that shows half of PIP claimants would swap up to £1,000 in benefit payments to access support that would otherwise be unaffordable such as employment support, therapy or physical aids.
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Read our full report here: goodgrowthfoundation.co.uk/i…
Investing in Agency: A Menu of Options for Health Benefits Claimants — The Good Growth Foundation

Investing in Agency: A Menu of Options for Health Benefits Claimants — The Good Growth Foundation

The welfare debate is stuck in the wrong place. It asks what benefits cost, rather than what people need to live full, independent lives. We set out a better way forward. A voluntary Menu of Options...

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Our second Substack is up now: @prafulnargund on why Burnham isn't just pitching left and what he needs to do at the Budget. Read and subscribe here: goodgrowthfdn.substack.com/p…
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We're at Conservative Party Conference this week, hosting a panel with @premierleague on how stadium regeneration can create jobs, homes and transport links. We're around today + tomorrow: if you want to chat contact ben@goodgrowthfoundation.co.uk RSVP: luma.com/ahk4dst9
Stadium Regeneration: Creating Jobs, Homes and Better Transport Links · Luma

Stadium Regeneration: Creating Jobs, Homes and Better Transport Links · Luma

Katy Dillon, Director of Communications, Good Growth Foundation (Chairing) Louie French MP, Shadow DCMS Minister Max Chambers, Director of Corporate Affairs,…

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