The IPT Blog

The IPT Blog is a forum for the Trust and its supporters (business people, parliamentarians and other stakeholders) to share their experiences and views. While the IPT encourages full, open and frank discussion: all views expressed on the IPT blog are those of the individual posting the message and not the IPT. The Trust operates a non-discriminatory, non-partisan and non-lobbying policy. Any offensive or inaccurate posts will be subject to editing or removal.
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By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sara Kelly, Policy and Development Manager at The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) blogs on the IPT's recent Policy Event, 'Why do Silicon Valley Firms Grow So Fast?'
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Monday, February 27, 2012
The IPT welcomes 12 new supporting organisations in the first quarter of 2012.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Friday, February 17, 2012
London MEP Marina Yannakoudakis begins her Fellowship focussing on London's transport, with a visit to the Wrightbus vehicle factory in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Thursday, February 16, 2012
Martin Moore from the Centre for the History of Medicine, University of Warwick adds his thoughts on the IPT's Policy Event, 'Government, Business and Patient-Centred Healthcare'.

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By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Friday, February 10, 2012
Dan Rogerson MPDan Rogerson MP reflects on his Fellowship with Waste Recycling Group as he approaches his final day in March. 
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Wednesday, February 01, 2012
MPs at MorrisonsLast week (26 January) the IPT took a cross-party group of 12 parliamentarians to Morrisons' leading manufacturing facilities in Bradford and Leeds.  
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Daniel Schraibman, South Hook Gas Company adds his thoughts on the IPT's Policy Event, 'A Strategy for Energy in the UK' which took place on 18 January.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Thursday, January 26, 2012
Amanda Groom, Creative Director at Strand Media Consultancy reflects on the IPT's 'Privacy and Piracy on the Internet' Policy Event and the Hargreaves Report proposals.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Monday, December 19, 2011
Gareth Owen reflects on the IPT’s recent transport policy breakfast, looking forward to the follow- up discussion on the Government’s review of aviation policy 17th May 2012.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Friday, December 02, 2011
Nicky Morgan MP Nicky Morgan, Conservative MP for Loughborough, has visited Thales UK’s flagship sites in Crawley and Glasgow to kick off her Fellowship with the Industry & Parliament Trust (IPT). Nicky's learning objectives for undertaking an IPT Fellowship is to look at skills and access to finance for both small and large manufacturing companies.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Thursday, December 01, 2011
The Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) recently hosted a dinner in the House of Lords to launch a significant piece of research published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) on private business growth in the current economic downturn.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Image Courtesy of IPTLast night The Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) held a dinner in Speaker’s House. The event was hosted by the Rt. Hon John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons and was attended by the senior executives of the supporters of the IPT, as well as supporting parliamentarians.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Wednesday, November 09, 2011
The Industry and Parliament Trust recently hosted a breakfast examing the issue of skills. The IPT's Talal Rajab considers the benefits of fostering a closer relationship between higher education and industry.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Monday, November 07, 2011
The Industry and Parliament Trust recently hosted a policy breakfast examining the economic, political and cultural issues facing UK business in the context of continued growth in China.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Monday, November 07, 2011
Simon Collinson, Professor of International Business and Innovation, Henley Business School, University of Reading and Guangbiao Chair Professor, School of Management, Zhejiang University gave the lead presentation at the IPT's policy breakfast on 'How can British business benefit from China's economic growth?'
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Thursday, November 03, 2011
Gareth Owen offers his thoughts on the IPT's recent policy discussion on higher education and asks whether the UK has the skills to compete in a global market.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Gareth Owen reflects on the IPT's policy breakfast looking at whether sufficient credit is being given to SMEs and what might be done to best support SMEs in these difficult times.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Tuesday, November 01, 2011
The Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) is pleased to announce Lord Speaker, The Rt. Hon Baroness D’Souza CMG as a President of the IPT. 
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The IPT last week took a cross-party group of MPs to Rolls-Royce's principal UK facility in Derby as part of the Made in Britain programme.

By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Friday, October 07, 2011
Ian Murray MP begins the IPT's Cultural and Creative Industries Fellowship closer to home visiting Creative Scotland, Realise Digital Design and WASPS Studios.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Monday, September 26, 2011
Baroness Scott of Needham Market recalls her placements with ITN
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Thursday, September 15, 2011

Maintaining London's Competitiveness as a Financial Centre

Reflections on the Independent Commission on Banking Report

By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Thursday, September 15, 2011

Chichester Festival Theatre Fellowship

Baroness Hamwee re-visits her passion for theatre production

By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Joe Garner, Deputy CEO and Head of UK Retail Bank, HSBCStability and Competition in UK Banking

Joe Garner's Speech to Delegates at IPT Policy Breakfast.

Joe Garner is Deputy CEO and Head of UK Retail Bank, HSBC Bank PLC

By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Andrew Bingham MP begins new Fellowship exploring the aggregates and quarrying sector.

By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Saturday, July 16, 2011
Laurence Robertson MP reviews the IPT's Finance and the City programme. 

By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Tuesday, July 05, 2011
With the Bribery Act coming into force on the 1st July, the Industry and Parliament Trust hosted a Policy Breakfast to discuss the implementation of this pioneering piece of legislation and assess its impact on UK plc.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
On the 29th June the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) hosted a breakfast with parliamentarians and leading entrepreneurs discussing entrepreneurialism in the UK.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Thursday, June 23, 2011
Yesterday the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) hosted a Policy Breakfast that discussed capitalism and the differing forces which shape our economy and society. Representatives from UK business and Parliament debated the different models employed in the UK economy and future-gazed on UK business.
By IPTNewsBlogAdmin on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Industry and Parliament Trust hosted a dinner in the House of Commons discussing the UK manufacturing industry. A cross-party group of MPs were offered an analysis of the UK manufacturing by guest speaker, the Today programme's Evan Davis.