by Sam Lister | Nov 9, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, Leadership and Reflections, Ninth Edition, Policy Insights
Sam Lister describes the energy, relationship building and early interventions during the first 100 days of the new ‘free-wheeling sibling’ ‘Learning by doing’ may be a mantra of the start-up scene, but it has also been a necessity in the quick-fire first 100 days of...
by Laura Gilbert | Nov 4, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Ninth Edition, Policy Insights
Laura Gilbert explains why we should use new tools in policymaking and how to do it well Policymaking in government often has a tenuous connection to outcomes. Too often it’s like navigating through fog, destination unseen with the ground uneven and...
by Stephen Taylor | Oct 29, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, Leadership and Reflections, Ninth Edition
Create a senior public service, hold them accountable for ‘system’ outcomes and embed a culture of experimentation, writes Stephen Taylor Why is it so hard to change how the public sector works? Reviews, reforms and reorganisations abound, but productivity has...
by Joe Donohue | Oct 21, 2026 | Articles, Delivery, Featured article, Leadership and Reflections, Ninth Edition
Joe Donohue says we can draw inspiration from the success of Tony Blair’s Rough Sleepers Unit and the Greater Manchester experience 1998 would turn out to be a year which sealed my fate in a number of ways. As part of an English assignment looking at...
by Emily Connolly | Oct 12, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Leadership and Reflections, Ninth Edition
Emily Connolly, Deputy Director for Technology Insights, Futures and Foresight, introduces the new AI Scenarios 2030 and how civil servants can use them I celebrated an important milestone this summer. Ten terrific years working in technology futures for the...
by Kate Owen | Oct 8, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, Leadership and Reflections, Ninth Edition
Kate Owen explains what she’s learnt as Chief Executive of the Civil Service Commission Good decision-making is critical to success in all organisations, be they government, corporate, third sector or in the wider public sector. Good decisions drive success – bad ones...