by Anthony Finkelstein | Jan 21, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Policy Insights, Sixth Edition
Anthony Finkelstein argues that the UK needs stronger tech foundations to reap the benefits of artificial intelligence This article offers a deliberately sober form of techno-optimism. It argues that, whilst artificial intelligence (AI) holds real promise for public...
by Heywood Quarterly Team | Nov 17, 2025 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Fifth Edition
A summary of recent news and views you might have missed First woman civil servant gets a blue plaque In July, a blue plaque was unveiled in honour of Jane ‘Jeanie’ Senior, Britain’s first female civil servant. Jeanie became the first female inspector of the...
by Stephen Aldridge | Nov 11, 2025 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Economy and Industry, Fifth Edition, The Budget Collection, The Top Articles of 2025
Stephen Aldridge highlights three charts with a striking message for the UK Economic dynamism is the process by which a country’s labour, capital and ideas are reallocated towards more productive uses. It allows high-performing firms and sectors to expand, while...
by Chris Whitty | Oct 21, 2025 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Fifth Edition, Policy Insights
Chris Whitty demonstrates how people who live longer do not necessarily spend more time in ill health This chart, showing data about the age and health of females in the most and least deprived areas of England, contains several key points for public policy. ...
by Susan Acland-Hood and Simon Blake | Jun 25, 2025 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Fourth Edition
Susan Acland-Hood and Simon Blake explain how Covid prompted a new approach to tackling absence rates in schools in England “It was identifying the leaves that helped us see the wood for the trees,” says Beth Gibson, assistant principal of the Queen Elizabeth Academy,...
by Matt Bland | Jun 17, 2025 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Fourth Edition, Policy Insights
Matt Bland highlights examples of evidence-based innovation on the front line, and what policy professionals across the Civil Service can learn from this experience In 2021, Kent Police faced a pressing challenge shared by all forces across the UK: how, in the face of...