Anna McShane
annacmcshane.bsky.social
Anna McShane
@annacmcshane.bsky.social
Director www.newbritain.org.uk

Juggling mum of 4, former teacher, former Deputy Director, Public First.
MBA candidate, Bayes Business School

London via Wrexham
You can read the full research report here - newbritain.org.uk/cananybodyhe...
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
@noahkeate.bsky.social for @politico.com covers our research in his long read on how Labour’s poorly executed digital ID push has MPs jittery - www.politico.eu/article/we-n...
‘We need to explain it better’: Labour MPs get antsy about Starmer’s digital ID blitz
A push to give all Brits digital identification is front and center of the prime minister’s migration-focused relaunch. But his troops fear mixed messaging is missing the point.
www.politico.eu
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Digital ID bucks that trend. Digital ID is exactly the kind of clear dividing line that can define a government’s direction, but a dividing line only works if you’re prepared to fight on it.
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We tracked Google searches for 15 flagship policies. Most announcements only sustained interest for a day; a handful lingered beyond a day, and not one stretched to three days.
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Britain’s recovery can’t just be economic. It must restore pride, purpose and opportunity - in every school + every community.

Not just repair the damage, but build something stronger and fairer.

Covered in the @dailymail.co.uk here www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
May 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Gordon Brown and Lord Adonis opened cadets up to state schools. Starmer should finish the job.

You can read the full report here - newbritain.org.uk/permissionto...
newbritain.org.uk
May 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The public see cadets as a boost to both wellbeing and a sense of national duty in our young people
May 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM