Experts

Helen Tilley is a Senior Research Fellow at the Wales Centre for Public Policy, where she leads on the economy. Her experience has focused on building government capacity to use evidence in policy formulation, to manage public finances and implement budgetary reforms, and to develop policies in areas including climate, education, health, economic growth and poverty reduction. Helen holds a PhD and an MSc in Economics from SOAS, and a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Daniel is a Senior Consultant at Metro Dynamics. His interests include redressing the balance between different UK regions through devolution and targeted support for high value industry; helping cities to build coalitions to grow investment and tackle inequality; and finding imaginative ways of presenting data. He is a Crook Public Service Fellow at the University of Sheffield, leading a research project focused on economic resilience and vulnerability, to support the UK Commission 2070.

Phil Tinline is a freelance journalist and broadcaster, and the author of The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares (2022), published by Hurst. He is currently writing a book about American political nightmares for Head of Zeus (UK) and Scribner (US).

Dan Todman is a historian of war and remembrance, specialising in the history of Britain, the British Commonwealth and Empire during the two world wars. He has written a two-volume history of Britain’s Second World War, entitled Britain’s War, to great acclaim. He has worked closely with the Imperial War Museum, advising on its First and Second World War gallery redesign, and also advised the BBC on the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Emma Tominey is a Professor of Economics at the University of York. She specialises in is child development – evaluating the role of parent behaviours in reaction to unexpected events and of public policy. Recent research explores socio-economic gaps in child cognitive and socio-emotional skills. Emma has expertise in policy analysis and has analysed the effect of youth unemployment, government incentive schemes and currently the effect of universal credit.

Manuel is a member of the Trade, Investment and Productivity team of NIESR. His interest lies in International Trade and his research focuses on export dynamics at the country, industry and firm level, and the role of trade shocks like trade liberalisation or Brexit in shaping export and investment decisions. Manuel holds a PhD in Economics from University of Sussex, with a focus on multi-product firm export dynamics and trade liberalisation. Manuel has gained expertise in applied