Centre for British Progress

The Centre for British Progress is a non-partisan think tank researching and producing concrete ideas for an era of British growth and progress. Our mission is to accelerate and shape an era of British growth and progress. The UK could have the highest living standards in the world, but we are held back by decades of stagnation. We want to make it easier to build the future in Britain, by developing the scientific, technological and industrial capabilities to secure our position in the world. We believe this can be achieved by creating a more dynamic and resilient economy that raises ambition and creates opportunity for all. You can read more about why we set up the Centre for British Progress by reading our founding essay. The Centre for British Progress grew out of UK Day One, an election-year project to crowdsource policies for growth from the UK’s science, technology, and innovation communities. For us, ‘Day One’ described not only the day after the election, but also a mindset and practice of constant reinvention and improvement that we thought was undervalued in the policy ecosystem. Our aim was to break the mould of the Westminster bubble by embedding ourselves in a wider network of scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs, and translating their ideas into actionable policies. However, over time we became convinced that there is a fundamental gap in Britain’s policy ecosystem. This led us to launching the Centre for British Progress.