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Events
The core Industry Forum membership programme focuses on a range of key current or strategic issues and features some 20-plus meetings per year on topics chosen by members. Our events are informal and interactive, and adhere to the… read more
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Membership
Membership is open to businesses, trade bodies and other organisations operating in the UK and with an interest in business-related public policy in the UK and Europe. Members of the Industry Forum include leading international enterprises from Industry Forum members…read more
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About
The Industry Forum promotes constructive dialogue between public policy makers, industry operating in the UK, and leading commentators. It has operated for over 20 years and has established good relations with the main political parties….read more
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Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993
Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993
Upcoming events
A post-pandemic transport transformation?
10 March 2021 - Late morning - Login for venue
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
The pandemic has damaged parts of the transport sector such as aviation. It has also radically changed how many businesses operate and this has affected the demand for and use of public transport. Tog... Read More
Sponsors: IF project
Paying for the pandemic
17 March 2021 - Afternoon - Login for venue
Bridget Phillipson MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
We are constantly reminded that the Treasury has spent unstintingly during the pandemic and that we soon need to start to paying this back. A successful recovery plan, however, needs to take account o... Read More
Sponsors: IF project
Infrastructure projects could lead the economic recovery from the pandemic
25 March 2021 - Late morning - Login for venue
Sir John Armitt, Chair, National Infrastructure Commission
Most business people see that the pandemic has caused serious damage to some important sectors like hospitality and aviation. Furthermore, it is clear that we need to expand other sectors such as rene... Read More
Sponsors: IF project
January Newsletter
Our January newsletter is now available with details of upcoming events. Open newsletter
November Newsletter
Our November newsletter is now available with details of upcoming events. Open newsletter
July Newsletter
Our July newsletter is now available with details of upcoming events. Open newsletter
The business impact of Covid 19
Phil McCauley of Labour Business TV interviews Industry Forum's Chair, Rod Dowler on the industry re...
Leading Indian procurement platform comes to the UK
Moglix, a leading Indian procurement platform company, is at the forefront of the global battle to ...
UK Economic Outlook
Industry Forum's Chief Economic Adviser, Andrew Smith, kicks-off the new year with his thoughts on t...
The road to zero emissions
The dice are loaded in the game to survive global heating. We need a radical plan to win, write Klau...
The deep roots of the trust crisis
Sigmund Freud, the public affairs industry and the internet may all have played a part in declining ...
November Newsletter
Take a look at our November newsletter with details of the topics we're planning for 2020. Open N...
September Newsletter
Take a look at our September newsletter - full of upcoming events and details of our latest meeting...
June Newsletter
Take a look at our June newsletter - full of upcoming events and details of our latest meeting to di...
Brexit & UK higher education: turning a challenge into an opportunity
Klaudia Chmielowska has produced this opinion piece summarising the output from a student project at...
Technology, work and the future
After Brexit and the weather, the hottest topic this year may be the future of work and the impact o...
A tentative, ‘me-too’ approach to industrial strategy will lead us nowhere
An ambitious and entrepreneurial government could transform the UK economy by playing to its strengt...
“Hard Brexit”, International Trade and the WTO Scenario
A new report by Dr. Andrew Black of the Global Policy Institute looks at the possible consequences o...
Why WTO rules are not a viable alternative and could wreck the economy
A Brexit "no deal" and WTO rules would wreck the economy, writes IF Economist Andrew Smith. Countrie...
Economic prospects briefing 2017 – increasing risks and uncertainties
At the annual Industry Forum economic prospects briefing for 2017, Andrew Smith outlined the increas...
Rethinking the Treasury
During 2016, Industry Forum Chair, Rod Dowler, assisted Lord Kerslake’s independent review of the ...
Trump’s New World Order: Brexit and Europe in a World Turned Upside Down
In this wide-ranging analysis of the implications of the election of Donald Trump and the UK vote fo...
Difficult Questions yield some concensus
The joint Federal Trust/Global Policy Institute/Industry Forum project to tackle the difficult quest...
First, get their attention
In this provocative article, David Rowe argues that although Brexit will clearly lead to short-term ...
We have seen the future and it doesn’t work
Brendan Donnelly, Director of the Federal Trust, gives his views on the consequences of unleashing t...
Why governments won’t invest
Sir Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board ...
