
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
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Working with political leaders to drive change 🌍 Supporting across: 🧠 Strategy ✍🏾 Policy 🔧 Delivery Always unlocking the power of tech
Joined June 2010
Better data means better outcomes – but only if governments know how to use the data. The right information, at the right time, can transform how leaders make decisions and how governments deliver. Learn more from TBI experts in our latest On Leadership commentary:
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At #NYClimateWeek in conversation with @Schwarzenegger, #TonyBlair emphasised the need for climate policy to embrace practical solutions to drive meaningful progress. Watch the full discussion on our YouTube channel now: https://t.co/EmcAHOoKhP
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The digital id debate has gone mad. Let me inject some common sense into it: 13 y/os should not be mandated to have one. But we should raise ambition for 🇬🇧. Shut down the shadow economy (like France) and transform public services. Pity @BigBrotherWatch disagree. Me on @LBC 👇
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A new poster boy for digital id? @tomhfh is right that passports - paper based docs - are forged, copied and abused. Digital ID much less so. Earning ££ should be made much harder for people who shouldn’t be here. 👇
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#DigitalID is a critical component of a 21st-century Britain. From accessing benefits to applying for jobs, the applications for a safe, secure digital ID are immense. Learn more from TBI’s Director of Government Innovation @a_iosad, in response to the Prime Minister’s comments
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Is interoperability the missing piece in the digital-identity jigsaw? 🧩 Job applications, proving your age, accessing education, making cross border payments - the end of fragmented identity systems may soon be within reach for millions of Europeans. Find out more in our
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We are honoured to have supported the Government of Mozambique to: 📊 Embed the project in the National Energy and Industrial Strategy ⚖️ Strengthen policies to develop delivery capacity and attract investment 📝 Drive end-to-end execution – moving the project from concept to
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The Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower plant is a transformational project for #Mozambique. It’s set to deliver clean, affordable power and generate over $1 billion in annual revenue to drive long-term sustainable growth 🇲🇿⬇️
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Africa isn’t over-borrowed – it’s overcharged. Our new proposal for an African Debt-Swap Facility would enable leaders to reduce debt costs and interest rates while strengthening public services across the continent. Learn more about our bold, practical solution to Africa’s
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“The global financial system traps African countries in a ‘negative risk-perception cycle’,” write Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh and Nzioka Waita in a guest essay. “This is untenable”
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Rich-country guarantees would allow prudent governments to cut their debt costs and spend more on development, write Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh and Nzioka Waita
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TBI, a not-for-profit, works in the most challenging contexts and on the most transformative projects because our focus is on the reform programmes of leaders rather than profits. Our vision for reimagining the state is radical and practical: a new operating system for the state
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This weekend, TBI joins #CPC25 in Manchester with speakers @JamesCleverly, @andy4wm, @michaelgove and more to discuss the future of government, innovation & disruptive delivery. Find out more: https://t.co/GEMqlyCZSj
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Kids are dying of measles in my home city. Farage is equating Paracetamol with Thalidomide. By collectively forgetting about the pandemic we’ve left a vacuum. It’s being filled by the wrong people with dangerous ideas. Let’s change that 👇 https://t.co/ckjURqvs25
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Trust is the foundation of Britain’s public health. Yet it is fracturing, and we risk reversing generations of progress.
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Real change demands disruptive ideas and bold delivery to unite a divided electorate. We’ve been live at #Lab25 convening leaders, thinkers and reformers to chart a path from decline to transformation.
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How can the UK craft a trade strategy that truly serves its economic needs? In TBI's final event of #Lab25 @PeterKyle and @AnneMcelvoy explore the challenges and opportunities shaping Britain’s future.
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As the UK’s new Home Secretary, @ShabanaMahmood is confronting some of the toughest issues in politics: restoring public safety, tackling immigration, and strengthening social cohesion. Shabana is joining @patrickkmaguire live at #Lab25 to explore Labour’s vision for government
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A full house at TBI HQ for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s #Lab25 Conference speech. We’ll be hosting a special Speech Review Event at 4pm today to hear from the experts who know the Prime Minister best 🔎
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AI and innovations like digital ID offer a once-in-a-generation chance to reimagine services, from healthcare access to personalised education — but only if challenges around privacy and trust are addressed. At #Lab25 @leicesterliz, @ServiceNow’s Damian Stirrett, @Smyth_Chris
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Housing. Climate. Work. The generational divide is shaping politics. We’re live at #Lab25 today with @lewis_goodall @TorstenBell @sophpender and TBI’s @samsharpsTBI as they explore how to build a coalition that works for everyone, young and old.
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Statement by Tony Blair in response to President Trump’s announcement https://t.co/otFpDGWJca
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