The Sunday Take: Health moves to the heart of the political agenda.
As we approach the next election, health will remain a crucial battleground. It’s one of the most important issues facing voters, and any political party putting themselves up for election without a clear plan to deliver the health services people want to see is unlikely to win.
Read: A blueprint for the NHS: Labour’s NHS Mission set out plans for change
This week, Leader Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting unveiled their ‘NHS mission’. It’s a key battleground that undoubtedly commands the public’s attention but its success is also vital to the social and economic recovery of the country.
Read: The Tory Party needs to start respecting differences amongst voters or risk defeat like in 2005 - Justine Greening
“Are you thinking what we’re thinking?”. In the 2005 General Election that was the question that Conservative leader Michael Howard asked voters in posters on billboards around the country.
The Sunday Take: We all need purpose now. It’s not optional.
This week I was delighted to welcome Labour’s Shadow Minister for Business and Industry, Bill Esterson MP, to a Purpose Coalition roundtable with senior representatives from leading business members of the Coalition, including Travelodge’s Chief People Officer Hannah Thompson, UK Power Networks’ Director of HR Andrew Pace, and Head of Government Relations at Pearson Education Daniel Pedley.
Read: Shadow Minister for Business and Industry joins roundtable with leading Purpose Coalition businesses
Labour’s Shadow Minister for Business and Industry, Bill Esterson MP, has joined leading Purpose Coalition businesses for a roundtable to discuss the party’s approach to engaging with the business community, the importance of social mobility, and how the next Labour government can learn next practice from business.
The Sunday Take: Starmer now faces his biggest challenge, and he needs the strongest Shadow Cabinet.
Matthew McPherson reviews what might come from a Labour reshuffle, and sets out why Keir Starmer needs a punchier front bench with ‘more Wes Streeting’s’ to take his message to the country.
Read: How Labour can translate local success into a national victory
While political commentary on local election results is always caveated with a warning against extrapolating them to predict general election outcomes, it doesn’t stop numerous column inches being published about what they mean for the prospects of the main political parties.
Read: Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP launches new Purpose Coalition Health Campaign
A major new Purpose Coalition advocacy campaign was launched today by Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting MP, alongside former Health Ministers Rt Hon Dame Caroline Dineage MP, Rt Hon Anne Milton, and former Member of Sir Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet Nick Forbes CBE.
The Sunday Take: Labour must now show what it will do in government.
Policy and Public Affairs Director Matthew McPherson sets out why Labour needs to use its newfound local power to show the country how it would govern Britain.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Victoria Atkins joins leading Purpose Coalition members to explore how social mobility can boost the economy
Senior Treasury Minister and Member of Parliament for Louth and Horncastle, Victoria Atkins MP has joined Purpose Coalition leaders Tony Simpson of Sodexo, Lynda McVay of Leonardo and Sandhya Sabapathy of The Adecco Group for a panel discussion with Rt Hon Justine Greening, Chair of the Purpose Coalition
Read: Levelling Up Through Community Power
Guest blog by Rob Powell, Strategic Director of Resources at Warwickshire County Council
Read: Levelling up report recognises PHP’s social impact
Primary Health Properties (PHP) launches a report with the Purpose Coalition which examines its current impact on levelling up and how it can go further in the future.
Read: Employers launch Equality of Opportunity Coalition campaign to track progress on socio-economic diversity
A group of leading employers has launched a major UK campaign to make tracking and reporting socio-economic diversity common practice in boardrooms across the UK.
Read: The war in Ukraine merits a reassessment of ESG for British business
The seismic shock of Russia’s war on Ukraine is changing so much in the economic and political landscape, including an impact on what it means to be a good business and act responsibly.