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Editor’s Letter
Doing things differently with data
Over the last three months the hue and cry around the size of the state, new ways of working, the need for more specialists and buzzwords like ‘performance’ and ‘accountability’ have reached a new crescendo.
How the UK Civil Service can learn from other countries
Gus O’Donnell and Kathy Hall review what the latest Blavatnik Index has to show us about comparative strengths and weaknesses
Sir Chris Wormald, the new Cabinet Secretary, told Parliament earlier this year that great policymakers are “self-confident enough to pick up the phone for that…
How childbearing patterns have changed
Ian Diamond explains why UK policymakers need to understand the significance of recent trends
The components of population growth have been changing faster than at any time in my 45 years of working on population data. For example, people’s expectations of how long they will live have been…
No, Minister: the long and lamentable shadow of Sir Humphrey
Ian Diamond explains why UK policymakers need to understand the significance of recent trends
The components of population growth have been changing faster than at any time in my 45 years of working on population data. For example, people’s expectations of how long they will live have been…
Dissecting public services for a digital age
James Plunkett reviews Platformland: An anatomy of next-generation public services, by Richard Pope, 2024
Everyone appreciates the power of digital technologies to improve public services. Yet, as the new Government realises, much of that opportunity remains untapped. A closer look at the…
Why government needs a fresh ‘nudge’
David Halpern, founder of the world’s first behavioural insights unit, says it’s more important than ever that policymakers understand human behaviour
Back in the early days of Tony Blair’s newly created Strategy Unit, I invited Danny Kahneman to join us for a private discussion about his work….
Why the policy profession must embrace AI
Why the policy profession must embrace AI
Michael Padfield explains the benefits of a range of tools that will drive better strategy, greater democracy and improved delivery Ever wondered if there’s a better way of distilling key information than ploughing through hundreds of…
Dinosaurs, Data and Digital Policy
Doug Gurr, newly appointed interim Chair of the UK’s Competition watchdog and Director of the Natural History Museum, warns that the UK is missing out on the fruits of scientific research
Deep in the bowels of the Natural History Museum (NHM) in South Kensington, London, is a vast hidden…
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