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Machinery before ministers
Mark Sedwill describes what mid-term transitions teach the centre Every incoming Prime Minister experiences the same first day, whether they arrive after a general election or a mid-term change of leader: the audience with the Sovereign, the speech in Downing Street,...
Let’s write down the mid-term transition rules now
Simon Case explains why we need a well-codified process for switching Prime Ministers outside an election period “Here we go again”. I received this message more than once from former Whitehall colleagues upon Keir Starmer’s resignation announcement...
Which leaders create lasting change?
The Heywood Quarterly’s first podcast provides some compelling answers What sort of leaders perform best in schools? What qualities distinguish enduring organisations like NASA, the All Blacks rugby team, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal College of Music?...
UKGI: A special blend of public and private
Charles Donald reflects on the first ten years of the Government’s in-house corporate finance boutique For a former investment banker still relatively unfamiliar with the wider policy dynamics of Whitehall, it was a baptism of fire. Five days into my new job as CEO of...