Confronting tomorrow’s challenges

The climate emergency is humanity’s greatest existential threat. It is a life-and-death challenge that policymakers in Britain and beyond cannot afford to ignore. This is more than just a question of slashing emissions – Britain must also grapple with how to avoid stoking populism and compromising economic growth in pursuit of a greener future.

Brexit uncertainty is constraining our businesses and our global influence is
fading at just the point we need it most. Britain needs to find its feet in a post-Brexit world, or risk slipping into irrelevance. We need a coherent plan to make Brexit work, staking out our economic interests and our values on the global stage.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally shifted the nature of foreign and defence policy, bringing new relevance to alliances among democracies, as well as greater clarity to wider geopolitical threats. In an era of a small number of great powers and a large number of middle-strength countries, Britain needs a plan for where and how it fits in the changing world.

The UK economy is mired in an unprecedented period of stagnation, with productivity growth slowing to rates not seen since the early years of the Industrial Revolution. Wealth inequality continues to rise and, with it, intergenerational tensions are at all-time highs. We need an approach that actively prepares Britain for the challenges of today as well as tomorrow, not one that simply reacts.