by James Plunkett | Mar 5, 2025 | Articles, Third Edition
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...
by David Halpern | Feb 17, 2025 | Articles, Third Edition
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...
by Michael Padfield | Feb 12, 2025 | Articles, Third Edition
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...
by Doug Gurr | Jan 22, 2025 | Articles, Third Edition
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...
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 Peter McDonald | Dec 10, 2024 | Articles, Interviews, Second Edition
In this summary of an extensive discussion in the autumn, Peter McDonald talks to the former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury about responding to crises, working with Ministers, solving problems and other reflections from a multifaceted career Terry Burns...