by Heywood Quarterly Team | Mar 3, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, Sixth Edition
A summary of recent news and views you might have missed A new Downing Street Department In a report led by Helen MacNamara, former deputy Cabinet Secretary, the Future Governance Forum has proposed a new Downing Street Department, separate from the Cabinet Office.... 
by Philip Bray | Feb 24, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, International Perspectives, Policy Insights, Sixth Edition
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... 
by Lucy Smith | Feb 18, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, International Perspectives, Policy Insights, Sixth Edition
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... 
by Ray Shostak, Richard Bell and David Robinson | Feb 4, 2026 | Articles, Delivery, Featured article, Policy Insights, Sixth Edition
Ray Shostak, Richard Bell and David Robinson explore the power of human connection in public services Frontline services are, as their name suggests, delivered at the frontline – in communities. As a result a person’s experience of government is shaped as much by the... 
by Bowie Penney | Jan 26, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Policy Insights, Sixth Edition
Bowie Penney explains how civil servants across government can use the latest research on deprived neighbourhoods In October of last year, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (IoD25), the... 
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...
