New Outfit Fix Britain Transfers in Wonk Talent – Guido Fawkes

New Outfit Fix Britain Transfers in Wonk Talent

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Wonk world shook up this week with the launch of newcomer Fix Britain, an initiative launched by former No10 Policy Unit chief Munira Mirza. Existing think tanks are watching closely…

The nerd transfer window is open with Matthew Patten hired from CSJ and Stephen Webb from Policy Exchange. Patten, a third sector heavyweight who was once a Brexit Party MEP, will be Chief Executive and Webb, a civil service veteran regarded as a leading expert in the failings of the immigration system, will be Director of Programmes. Timely given the salience of immigration policy…

Another eye-catching hire to the Fix Britain Advisory Board is Ben Southwood, the Adam Smith Institute alumnus who runs Works in Progress with Sam Bowman. Southwood is known to many on X as one of the brightest sparks among the tech-oriented wonks of the progress studies movement. Fix Britain joins the likes of Looking For Growth and Crush Crime in the race to be the highest impact new political project…