by Tim Dickson | Apr 9, 2025 | Articles, Interviews, Third Edition
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. As they struggle...
by Tim Dickson | Dec 16, 2024 | Articles, Interviews, Second Edition
Editor’s Letter Since the Heywood Quarterly launched in June 2024, the pace of political change across the western world has been frenetic. This year has been the largest democratic exercise in world history, with four billion citizens making their voices...
by Tim Dickson | Aug 13, 2024 | Articles, First Edition Sneak Peek
Many seasoned Civil Servants – and older readers far beyond the confines of government – will instinctively appreciate why this new publication bears the name of Jeremy Heywood. But given it is now six years since his untimely death, it is best to start by...
by Tim Dickson | Jun 10, 2024 | Articles, UK Election Series
Listen to this article (AI generated audio) Like most people, the Heywood Quarterly team was taken by surprise last month when the UK Prime Minister called a general election for 4th July. The unexpected, however, can present opportunities – so we approached...
by Tim Dickson | Jun 10, 2024 | Articles, First Edition Sneak Peek
Listen to this article (AI generated audio) Jeremy Heywood, who left us far too young in 2018 at the age of 56, has inspired many generations of UK civil servants with his passion for problem solving, his restless pursuit of new ideas, his trailblazing commitment to...