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Whiskers in Whitehall
In this excerpt from his book Political Animals, Peter Cardwell describes Jeremy Heywood’s battle with the Cabinet Office cats. Mother-and-son duo Evie and Ossie patrol the corridors of the Cabinet Office, the central nervous system of government. This is where the...
Reclaiming the future: The UK’s chance to catch up
Japan, Korea, The Netherlands and Spain think about the long term in very different ways to us, says Philip Bray Folded into the seat on a plane back from Seoul, or under the Channel on a train home from The Hague, or blearily waiting for a delayed Piccadilly Line...
Can democracies solve long-term challenges?
Lucy Smith argues that democracies need not be short-sighted I have clear memories of the summer of 1991, which I spent with my French exchange Cécile and her large extended family in an enormous, falling-down house in the Brittany countryside. The family called this...
The role of relationships in modern government
Ray Shostak, Richard Bell and David Robinson explore the power of human connection in public services You can listen to Ray Shostak, David Robinson and Suzanne Heywood discuss the importance of relationships in government in our Policy Profession panel event here....