by Charles Donald | May 13, 2026 | Articles, Economy and Industry, Featured article, Leadership and Reflections, Seventh Edition
Charles Donald reflects on the first ten years of the Government’s in-house corporate finance boutique For a former investment banker still relatively unfamiliar with the wider policy dynamics of Whitehall, it was a baptism of fire. Five days into my new job as CEO of... 
by Harry Booty | May 6, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Policy Insights, Seventh Edition
Research by Harry Booty suggests that a mix of cultural and pragmatic considerations are at play It is now slightly more than three years since large language models (LLMs) in their current form burst into our collective consciousness and began to remake the... 
by Owen Pengelly | Apr 28, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Seventh Edition
Owen Pengelly says civil service leaders need to distinguish between productivity and financial efficiency How should policymakers view the opportunities and challenges of introducing AI more deeply into the UK Civil Service? As AI transforms the global economy, the... 
by Stephen Webb | Apr 21, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, Policy Insights, Seventh Edition
Stephen Webb argues that we should replicate what we can from the style of administration that worked in earlier centuries Whitehall is in a beleaguered place. The appointment of Antonia Romeo as the new Cabinet Secretary had barely been announced before Reform... 
by Martin Fitches and Michael Leger | Apr 14, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, Policy Insights, Seventh Edition
Martin Fitches and Michael Leger say history teaches important lessons for today’s policymakers We are at a pivotal moment in the reshaping of the global economic order. Uncertainty is high. But it’s far from the first time in history that we have lived through such a... 
by Menna Rawlings | Apr 1, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, International Perspectives, Leadership and Reflections, Seventh Edition
Menna Rawlings reflects on three and a half decades as a diplomat – and on peaks women have yet to scale When I was eighteen, I completed the Tour du Mont Blanc with a group of school‑friends. It was one of my first trips outside the UK, and I was bowled over by the...
