by Tim Dickson | Aug 13, 2024 | Articles, First Edition Sneak Peek
Many seasoned Civil Servants – and older readers far beyond the confines of government – will instinctively appreciate why this new publication bears the name of Jeremy Heywood. But given it is now six years since his untimely death, it is best to start by... 
by Simon Case | Aug 12, 2024 | Articles, First Edition Sneak Peek, Leadership and Reflections
Simon Case, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, on what it means to serve I am sure the idea of service, and what it means to serve, resonates with many of my colleagues in the Civil Service. I can think of two instances where this was recently... 
by Suzanne Heywood | Aug 11, 2024 | Articles, First Edition Sneak Peek, Leadership and Reflections
Suzanne Heywood on the qualities valued by her late husband Jeremy, Cabinet Secretary from 2012 to 2018. In late August 2018, Jeremy, Jonny (our eldest son) and I drove down to Whitstable for a long weekend. It was to be our last holiday together – something we... 
by Laura Gilbert | Aug 10, 2024 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Delivery, First Edition Sneak Peek
Laura Gilbert, Director of Data Science at 10 Downing Street, reflects on her AI and data science teams’ challenges and achievements I joined the UK government in September 2020, six months into Covid. For nearly a decade, I’d been running a tech startup... 
by Neerav Patel | Aug 9, 2024 | A Day in the Life of…, Articles, First Edition Sneak Peek, International Perspectives
Neerav Patel on Gaza, Qatari weddings, and why it’s important to be able to play the role of a roadie I first worked for Jeremy Heywood when he was Permanent Secretary in Gordon Brown’s Downing Street. He created a scheme to install a small number of Fast... 
by Peter McDonald | Aug 8, 2024 | Articles, First Edition Sneak Peek, Leadership and Reflections, Other featured articles
Peter McDonald explores the opportunities and challenges of a smaller government Standing on an exposed common in rural Carmarthenshire, deep in blanket bog, debating with local farmers and agricultural specialists in the driving rain, was the moment I realised...
