David is the co-founder of the Centre for British Progress. He has worked in Westminster policy for the last decade, including at Chatham House, in Parliament, and as a Labour parliamentary candidate. His main areas of interest include economic growth, UK foreign policy, China-West relations and AI. He studied at the University of Oxford and London School of Economics.
GB Cloud: Building the UK’s Compute Capacity
The UK should build a new publicly owned company—GB Cloud—to invest in publicly owned compute.
This report is written in partnership with Demos.
Results from the UK Growth Survey
We asked 44 pro-growth economists, researchers and policy experts to help identify what the new government should do to pursue growth.
Reforming Judicial Review to get Britain Building
Judicial Reviews are being used to slow down and block major building projects. Reforming them could get Britain building again.
Heathrow Expansion: Britain’s Runway to Growth
Heathrow is arguably the most capacity-constrained transport hub in the world. Allowing expansion could generate nationwide economic growth, but needs to be done in such a way to meet the Government’s ‘Four Tests’ on climate, air pollution, noise and regional growth. This briefing sets out how expansion could be made to be consistent with these tests.
A Quick Win for Green Energy: Unlock Investment for New Nuclear
A quick and easy regulatory change – recognising nuclear energy as an 'Existing Practice' – would speed up an essential technology to reach Net Zero, attract immediate investment, and support a burgeoning sector in which the UK could be a world-leader.
Rediscovering British Progress
The founding essay of the Centre for British Progress.
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