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Independent, cross-party and not-for-profit, as a policy institute Curia turns policy into practice as the UK's first "do tank." Curia hosts 3 research groups including NHS Innovation and Life Sciences, Foreign Policy and Defence, and Industrial Strategy.
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· Jan 23
Chamber UK's Journal is COMING SOON 📕
This tech and AI edition will be looking exclusively on how to drive growth through innovation🔬
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This tech and AI edition will be looking exclusively on how to drive growth through innovation🔬
With exclusives from @feryalclark.bsky.social, @werahobhouse.bsky.social, @alanmakmp.bsky.social, @soniakumarmp.bsky.social, Lord Clement Jones, Google, stay tuned!
🏗️ The Chancellor and Housing Secretary want to “bulldoze barriers” to growth – but speed means little without capacity, data and local legitimacy. Britain must align fiscal, spatial & planning policy if it’s serious about rebuilding.
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Read more 👉 politicsuk.com/planning-ref...
Bulldozing Barriers: Why Planning Reform Must Go Beyond R...
With the Chancellor’s Budget weeks away, planning reform has become the Government’s chosen lever for economic growth – but to build 1.5 million homes, real progress will depend on rebuilding local ca...
politicsuk.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🏗️ The Chancellor and Housing Secretary want to “bulldoze barriers” to growth – but speed means little without capacity, data and local legitimacy. Britain must align fiscal, spatial & planning policy if it’s serious about rebuilding.
Read more 👉 politicsuk.com/planning-ref...
Read more 👉 politicsuk.com/planning-ref...
🦷 The UK Government and Colgate-Palmolive are delivering more than 20 million dental health products to England’s poorest children - a proactive move for prevention, NHS savings, and lower health inequality.
Read our analysis here:
politicsuk.com/free-toothpa...
Read our analysis here:
politicsuk.com/free-toothpa...
Free Dental Kits and Supervised Toothbrushing Target Chil...
The government has announced a partnership with Colgate-Palmolive to deliver millions of dental supplies and supervised toothbrushing to children in England's most deprived areas.
politicsuk.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🦷 The UK Government and Colgate-Palmolive are delivering more than 20 million dental health products to England’s poorest children - a proactive move for prevention, NHS savings, and lower health inequality.
Read our analysis here:
politicsuk.com/free-toothpa...
Read our analysis here:
politicsuk.com/free-toothpa...
⚡ Curia’s new report Backing Britain: Designing a World-class Investment Ecosystem for Energy follows a Commons discussion chaired by Bill Esterson MP
As Gordon Bennett of ICE put it: “Investment doesn’t follow ambition – it follows clarity.”
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As Gordon Bennett of ICE put it: “Investment doesn’t follow ambition – it follows clarity.”
politicsuk.com/politicsuk-c...
Backing Britain’s Energy Future: Turning Ambition into De...
A new report from policy institute, Curia sets out four tests for a world-class UK energy investment ecosystem – trusted markets, cost honesty, system integration, and mission-led delivery that…
politicsuk.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
⚡ Curia’s new report Backing Britain: Designing a World-class Investment Ecosystem for Energy follows a Commons discussion chaired by Bill Esterson MP
As Gordon Bennett of ICE put it: “Investment doesn’t follow ambition – it follows clarity.”
politicsuk.com/politicsuk-c...
As Gordon Bennett of ICE put it: “Investment doesn’t follow ambition – it follows clarity.”
politicsuk.com/politicsuk-c...
🇬🇧🇺🇸 The UK and US launch the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy - halving licensing times, boosting research, and eliminating reliance on Russian materials by 2028. After months of diplomatic tension, its both a reset and a test of trust.
Full story:
politicsuk.com/uk-us-nuclea...
Full story:
politicsuk.com/uk-us-nuclea...
New UK-US Nuclear Deal: A New Era? - Politics UK
The UK-US nuclear deal launches the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy, cutting red tape and boosting fusion research
politicsuk.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🇬🇧🇺🇸 The UK and US launch the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy - halving licensing times, boosting research, and eliminating reliance on Russian materials by 2028. After months of diplomatic tension, its both a reset and a test of trust.
Full story:
politicsuk.com/uk-us-nuclea...
Full story:
politicsuk.com/uk-us-nuclea...
Reform UK's 2025 conference has made waves on social media - but what has it taught us about their planned policies?
In our latest article, we explore how Head of Policy Zia Yusuf and the Reform team plan to "make Britain great again"
politicsuk.com/reform-uk-co...
In our latest article, we explore how Head of Policy Zia Yusuf and the Reform team plan to "make Britain great again"
politicsuk.com/reform-uk-co...
politicsuk.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reform UK's 2025 conference has made waves on social media - but what has it taught us about their planned policies?
In our latest article, we explore how Head of Policy Zia Yusuf and the Reform team plan to "make Britain great again"
politicsuk.com/reform-uk-co...
In our latest article, we explore how Head of Policy Zia Yusuf and the Reform team plan to "make Britain great again"
politicsuk.com/reform-uk-co...
In our latest article we examined Labour's sustainability and clean energy agenda, summarising that new investment vehicles such as GB Energy are reshaping the energy landscape, but grid reform, cost pressures, and the just transition remain pressing challenges.
politicsuk.com/progress-rep...
politicsuk.com/progress-rep...
Accelerating the Transition: A Progress Report on UK Clea...
The UK Government has significantly stepped up its clean energy and sustainability agenda in 2025, casting the transition to net zero not only as an
politicsuk.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In our latest article we examined Labour's sustainability and clean energy agenda, summarising that new investment vehicles such as GB Energy are reshaping the energy landscape, but grid reform, cost pressures, and the just transition remain pressing challenges.
politicsuk.com/progress-rep...
politicsuk.com/progress-rep...
📖 Turning the page on UK–EU energy cooperation.
At a recent European Movement report launch, leaders and expert called for a new era of climate action through trust, innovation & shared investment.
👇 Read out analysis below
politicsuk.com/turning-the-...
At a recent European Movement report launch, leaders and expert called for a new era of climate action through trust, innovation & shared investment.
👇 Read out analysis below
politicsuk.com/turning-the-...
Turning the Page: How the UK–EU Energy Summit Opened a Ne...
The recent European Movement report launch marks a critical turning point for energy, climate, and environmental co-operation. With both sides pledging ambitious goals, the real challenge lies not in…
politicsuk.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📖 Turning the page on UK–EU energy cooperation.
At a recent European Movement report launch, leaders and expert called for a new era of climate action through trust, innovation & shared investment.
👇 Read out analysis below
politicsuk.com/turning-the-...
At a recent European Movement report launch, leaders and expert called for a new era of climate action through trust, innovation & shared investment.
👇 Read out analysis below
politicsuk.com/turning-the-...
Read the foreword, by Bill Esterson MP (Chair of the Energy Security & Net Zero Committee) to Curia's upcoming report, sponsored by ICE:
Building Trust, Delivering Change: the Case for a World-class Energy Investment Framework
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politicsuk.com/foreword-fro...
Building Trust, Delivering Change: the Case for a World-class Energy Investment Framework
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politicsuk.com/foreword-fro...
Foreword From the Chair: Building Trust, Delivering Chang...
Bill Esterson MP introduces the foreword to Curia’s upcoming report on building a world-class energy investment framework
politicsuk.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Read the foreword, by Bill Esterson MP (Chair of the Energy Security & Net Zero Committee) to Curia's upcoming report, sponsored by ICE:
Building Trust, Delivering Change: the Case for a World-class Energy Investment Framework
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politicsuk.com/foreword-fro...
Building Trust, Delivering Change: the Case for a World-class Energy Investment Framework
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politicsuk.com/foreword-fro...
In our latest article we draw up a progress report on GB Energy. Labour's flagship scheme has already started delivering small wins, but it's missing the big headline grabber
Read the full analysis here
politicsuk.com/gb-energy-pr...
Read the full analysis here
politicsuk.com/gb-energy-pr...
politicsuk.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In our latest article we draw up a progress report on GB Energy. Labour's flagship scheme has already started delivering small wins, but it's missing the big headline grabber
Read the full analysis here
politicsuk.com/gb-energy-pr...
Read the full analysis here
politicsuk.com/gb-energy-pr...
ICYMI: Foreword from our report on reforming elderly & frail care pathways based on fantastic discussions at the NHS Innovation Accelerator Conference in March
👉 politicsuk.com/foreword-reforming-elderly-and-frail-care-pathways-including-dementia/
👉 politicsuk.com/foreword-reforming-elderly-and-frail-care-pathways-including-dementia/
politicsuk.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
ICYMI: Foreword from our report on reforming elderly & frail care pathways based on fantastic discussions at the NHS Innovation Accelerator Conference in March
👉 politicsuk.com/foreword-reforming-elderly-and-frail-care-pathways-including-dementia/
👉 politicsuk.com/foreword-reforming-elderly-and-frail-care-pathways-including-dementia/
ICYMI: Report foreword 🚨
At the NHS Innovation Accelerator conference in March, we brought together experts for a workshop on commissioning in women's & maternity health
Read here 👉
At the NHS Innovation Accelerator conference in March, we brought together experts for a workshop on commissioning in women's & maternity health
Read here 👉
Commissioning to Drive Down Inequalities, Improving Women...
'Women’s health has, for too long, been marginalised'
politicsuk.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
ICYMI: Report foreword 🚨
At the NHS Innovation Accelerator conference in March, we brought together experts for a workshop on commissioning in women's & maternity health
Read here 👉
At the NHS Innovation Accelerator conference in March, we brought together experts for a workshop on commissioning in women's & maternity health
Read here 👉
ICYMI: A workshop at the NHS Innovation Accelerator conference in March set the blueprint for how to fix women’s health
Read our writeup to discover how joined-up care, prevention and community voice can replace fragmentation and deliver fairer outcomes
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Read our writeup to discover how joined-up care, prevention and community voice can replace fragmentation and deliver fairer outcomes
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From Fragmentation to Flourishing: A New Commissioning Bl...
The NHS Innovation Accelerator’s Sprint Three Workshop report in partnership with Curia delivers a compelling call to action for the transformation of women’s health commissioning and outlines an…
politicsuk.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
ICYMI: A workshop at the NHS Innovation Accelerator conference in March set the blueprint for how to fix women’s health
Read our writeup to discover how joined-up care, prevention and community voice can replace fragmentation and deliver fairer outcomes
👉
Read our writeup to discover how joined-up care, prevention and community voice can replace fragmentation and deliver fairer outcomes
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🤔 In our latest piece, Professor Mike Bewick of Curia’s Health, Care, and Life Science Research Group Advisory Board warns that GLP-1 price pressures could trigger supply issues, and calls for a national obesity strategy to protect patients.
politicsuk.com/obesity-glp1...
politicsuk.com/obesity-glp1...
GLP-1 Supply Crunch Shows Urgent Need for Obesity Plan
GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro face supply issues, highlighting the urgent need for a national obesity plan
politicsuk.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🤔 In our latest piece, Professor Mike Bewick of Curia’s Health, Care, and Life Science Research Group Advisory Board warns that GLP-1 price pressures could trigger supply issues, and calls for a national obesity strategy to protect patients.
politicsuk.com/obesity-glp1...
politicsuk.com/obesity-glp1...
The Chancellor needs cash - now. Is the solution a capital gains tax on property?
Read our analysis of the topic here:
politicsuk.com/capital-gain...
Read our analysis of the topic here:
politicsuk.com/capital-gain...
Capital Gains Tax on Housing: What’s on the Table? - Poli...
The Treasury is considering applying capital gains tax to the sale of primary residences in the UK. We explore the proposals, international examples, who would be affected, and the risks ahead of the…
politicsuk.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Chancellor needs cash - now. Is the solution a capital gains tax on property?
Read our analysis of the topic here:
politicsuk.com/capital-gain...
Read our analysis of the topic here:
politicsuk.com/capital-gain...
ICYMI: Workshop 4 of the NHS Innovation Accelerator conference in March
Read our writeup of the workshop to discover how place-based community partnerships put patients first, rebuild trust in care, and deliver fairer outcomes
👉 politicsuk.com/place-based-community-partnerships-for-nhs-care/
Read our writeup of the workshop to discover how place-based community partnerships put patients first, rebuild trust in care, and deliver fairer outcomes
👉 politicsuk.com/place-based-community-partnerships-for-nhs-care/
Place-Based Partnerships for NHS Care | Politics UK
To rebuild trust and improve care, the NHS must move from a one size fits all system, to one more tailored to community care and local needs
politicsuk.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
ICYMI: Workshop 4 of the NHS Innovation Accelerator conference in March
Read our writeup of the workshop to discover how place-based community partnerships put patients first, rebuild trust in care, and deliver fairer outcomes
👉 politicsuk.com/place-based-community-partnerships-for-nhs-care/
Read our writeup of the workshop to discover how place-based community partnerships put patients first, rebuild trust in care, and deliver fairer outcomes
👉 politicsuk.com/place-based-community-partnerships-for-nhs-care/
ICYMI 🚨 Dementia care reform is on the agenda.
Leaders at the NHS Accelerator conference in March said it’s time to move from hospital-led crisis care ➡️ community support.
politicsuk.com/elderly-deme...
Leaders at the NHS Accelerator conference in March said it’s time to move from hospital-led crisis care ➡️ community support.
politicsuk.com/elderly-deme...
From Crisis to Community: Reforming Elderly and Dementia ...
Explore how our conference with the NHS Innovation Accelerator tackled elderly and dementia care, uniting leaders to improve care pathways
politicsuk.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
ICYMI 🚨 Dementia care reform is on the agenda.
Leaders at the NHS Accelerator conference in March said it’s time to move from hospital-led crisis care ➡️ community support.
politicsuk.com/elderly-deme...
Leaders at the NHS Accelerator conference in March said it’s time to move from hospital-led crisis care ➡️ community support.
politicsuk.com/elderly-deme...
ICYMI 🔎
NHS leaders & innovators met for the first Curia x NHS Innovation Accelerator Sprint Workshop to ask: why does innovation stall in the NHS?
Full write-up on what it will take to make the NHS an innovation leader ⬇️
politicsuk.com/nhs-innovati...
NHS leaders & innovators met for the first Curia x NHS Innovation Accelerator Sprint Workshop to ask: why does innovation stall in the NHS?
Full write-up on what it will take to make the NHS an innovation leader ⬇️
politicsuk.com/nhs-innovati...
NHS Innovation Moves with Strategic Enablers | Politics UK
The first Curia and NHS Innovation Accelerator "Sprint" Workshop focussed on what shifts can be made to create a national health system for the future. One
politicsuk.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
ICYMI 🔎
NHS leaders & innovators met for the first Curia x NHS Innovation Accelerator Sprint Workshop to ask: why does innovation stall in the NHS?
Full write-up on what it will take to make the NHS an innovation leader ⬇️
politicsuk.com/nhs-innovati...
NHS leaders & innovators met for the first Curia x NHS Innovation Accelerator Sprint Workshop to ask: why does innovation stall in the NHS?
Full write-up on what it will take to make the NHS an innovation leader ⬇️
politicsuk.com/nhs-innovati...
ICYMI: Read the foreword to the report on our 4th sprint workshop at March's NHS Innovation Accelerator Conference in Birmingham
Experts explored how data-sharing, third sector involvement & reforming national contracts can empower local care providers
🔗 Read below politicsuk.com/a-shared-cal...
Experts explored how data-sharing, third sector involvement & reforming national contracts can empower local care providers
🔗 Read below politicsuk.com/a-shared-cal...
Ben Howlett on GP Access, NHS Reform & Neighbourhood ...
'This report captures more than a conversation. It reflects a movement – one grounded in practice, sustained by partnership, and driven by the belief that better is possible'
politicsuk.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
ICYMI: Read the foreword to the report on our 4th sprint workshop at March's NHS Innovation Accelerator Conference in Birmingham
Experts explored how data-sharing, third sector involvement & reforming national contracts can empower local care providers
🔗 Read below politicsuk.com/a-shared-cal...
Experts explored how data-sharing, third sector involvement & reforming national contracts can empower local care providers
🔗 Read below politicsuk.com/a-shared-cal...
🧠 ICYMI: Innovation in UK health & care isn’t “nice-to-have” — it’s essential.
That's the message of the foreword from workshop 1 of Curia's NHS Innovation Accelerator Conference that took place in March.
Click below to read the foreword and access the full report.
politicsuk.com/innovation-i...
That's the message of the foreword from workshop 1 of Curia's NHS Innovation Accelerator Conference that took place in March.
Click below to read the foreword and access the full report.
politicsuk.com/innovation-i...
'Innovation is no longer a luxury or a discretionary purs...
'Health and care systems across the UK are grappling with escalating demand, workforce constraints, and the urgent need to redesign services to better meet population needs. Within this context,…
politicsuk.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🧠 ICYMI: Innovation in UK health & care isn’t “nice-to-have” — it’s essential.
That's the message of the foreword from workshop 1 of Curia's NHS Innovation Accelerator Conference that took place in March.
Click below to read the foreword and access the full report.
politicsuk.com/innovation-i...
That's the message of the foreword from workshop 1 of Curia's NHS Innovation Accelerator Conference that took place in March.
Click below to read the foreword and access the full report.
politicsuk.com/innovation-i...
The UK's dental crisis has become a political emergency, writes Peter Prinsley MP. If Labour wants to prove it can reform the NHS, it must reform dental care
politicsuk.com/dental-care-...
politicsuk.com/dental-care-...
Our biggest political emergency is the dental crisis - Po...
When talking to people, I often describe the UK’s dental crisis as our most desperate ‘political emergency’.
politicsuk.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The UK's dental crisis has become a political emergency, writes Peter Prinsley MP. If Labour wants to prove it can reform the NHS, it must reform dental care
politicsuk.com/dental-care-...
politicsuk.com/dental-care-...
Menstrual tracking apps (CTA's) provide users with a centralised place to access menstrual health information
In our latest article, Minderoo Executive Director, Gina Neff, explains how this data could transform the care CTA users receive
politicsuk.com/high-stakes-...
In our latest article, Minderoo Executive Director, Gina Neff, explains how this data could transform the care CTA users receive
politicsuk.com/high-stakes-...
The high stakes of tracking the menstrual cycle - Politic...
A new Cambridge University report provides guidance on supporting safe menstrual cycle tracking and access to menstrual health
politicsuk.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Menstrual tracking apps (CTA's) provide users with a centralised place to access menstrual health information
In our latest article, Minderoo Executive Director, Gina Neff, explains how this data could transform the care CTA users receive
politicsuk.com/high-stakes-...
In our latest article, Minderoo Executive Director, Gina Neff, explains how this data could transform the care CTA users receive
politicsuk.com/high-stakes-...
A deadly combination of type 1 diabetes and disordered eating, known as T1DE, poses significant risks to those affected
With complications ranging from severe health deterioration to death, the UK healthcare system must prioritise comprehensive and specialised care
politicsuk.com/addressing-d...
With complications ranging from severe health deterioration to death, the UK healthcare system must prioritise comprehensive and specialised care
politicsuk.com/addressing-d...
Addressing the problem of disordered eating in diabetes c...
A deadly combination of type 1 diabetes and disordered eating, known as T1DE, poses significant risks to those affected.
politicsuk.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A deadly combination of type 1 diabetes and disordered eating, known as T1DE, poses significant risks to those affected
With complications ranging from severe health deterioration to death, the UK healthcare system must prioritise comprehensive and specialised care
politicsuk.com/addressing-d...
With complications ranging from severe health deterioration to death, the UK healthcare system must prioritise comprehensive and specialised care
politicsuk.com/addressing-d...
In Cambridgeshire, one of the UK's oldest nature reserves, Wicken Fen, now stands as a powerful model for 21st-century climate resilience and nature recovery
politicsuk.com/wicken-fen-r...
politicsuk.com/wicken-fen-r...
Restoring the Past to Protect Our Future: How Wicken Fen ...
The National Trust’s Wicken Fen restoration revives wildlife, locks away carbon, and sets a model for climate resilience and peatland recovery
politicsuk.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
In Cambridgeshire, one of the UK's oldest nature reserves, Wicken Fen, now stands as a powerful model for 21st-century climate resilience and nature recovery
politicsuk.com/wicken-fen-r...
politicsuk.com/wicken-fen-r...
Trauma is a silent epidemic affecting millions across England, yet our nation lacks a coordinated strategy to address its far-reaching impact
In our latest article, Emmerline Irving calls for urgent reform and the development of a comprehensive, trauma-informed NHS
politicsuk.com/towards-trau...
In our latest article, Emmerline Irving calls for urgent reform and the development of a comprehensive, trauma-informed NHS
politicsuk.com/towards-trau...
August 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Trauma is a silent epidemic affecting millions across England, yet our nation lacks a coordinated strategy to address its far-reaching impact
In our latest article, Emmerline Irving calls for urgent reform and the development of a comprehensive, trauma-informed NHS
politicsuk.com/towards-trau...
In our latest article, Emmerline Irving calls for urgent reform and the development of a comprehensive, trauma-informed NHS
politicsuk.com/towards-trau...