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Second Edition

 

Issue Two of Heywood Quarterly – Ideas for the new Government – is currently in production. Articles will cover a range of topics, from an assessment of the record of the Office for Budget Responsibility (see immediately below) and the need for long term thinking, to the attractions of the Mutualisation model and the growing momentum for English devolution. There will also be two book reviews.

 

Now is the Time to Think Ahead

Now is the Time to Think Ahead

James Ancell, Head of Futures and Foresight, Joint Data and Analysis Centre, offers practical steps for civil servants to focus more on the longer term    My partner and I are planning a wedding. Being an analyst, I began with a spreadsheet of costs, possible venues, potential guests (colour...

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The Truth about SpAds

The Truth about SpAds

Peter Cardwell reviews Tales Of The Unelected by Dan Corry   Most senior officials in Whitehall and beyond have some understanding of what special advisers (SpAds) actually do – but more junior civil servants often see them as a remote or alien species.     Myths develop about these...

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First Edition

 

How do we encourage innovation in the Public Sector? The introductory issue of Heywood Quarterly, featuring a welcome from Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, includes articles on the top traits of a great civil servant, the future of the policy profession, the importance of AI in government and A Day in the Life of Britain’s Ambassador to Qatar.

 

UK Election Series

 

Heywood Quarterly’s Election series looks at how civil servants should prepare for a new government. It includes Transition Tips from a former Cabinet Secretary, and articles on the danger of digital interference in the deomcratic process, the challenge of maintaining voter confidence and how the late Queen avoided a constitutional ‘pickle’.

 

The Mysteries of the Golden Triangle

The Mysteries of the Golden Triangle

Edward Young, the Sovereign’s Principal Private Secretary from 2017 to 2023, describes the Monarch’s role in a general election…and how advisers resolved a constitutional ‘pickle’ in 2015 Listen to this article (AI generated audio) Midway through the General Election of May 2015, in the Georgian...

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