by Michael Padfield | Aug 6, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Eighth Edition, Featured article, Policy Insights
Michael Padfield says the Civil Service must undertake transformation, not passively undergo it A friend turning up to court with an AI assistant instead of a lawyer; a father trusting a chatbot over his family doctor; a mother confiding to an algorithm, not a...
by Warren Heppolette | Jul 16, 2026 | Articles, Delivery, Devolution Collection, Eighth Edition, Featured article, Policy Insights
Warren Heppolette explains how devolution can help drive better-targeted and more cost-efficient public services My journey in public service was prompted by my experience 33 years ago in Moldova, an Eastern European country struggling to be reborn as its economy...
by Adam Coutts | Jul 9, 2026 | Articles, Eighth Edition, Featured article, Leadership and Reflections, Policy Insights
Adam Coutts highlights worrying fault lines in the relationship between academics and government How can academic research better influence government policy? Each year UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the national funding agency for scientific research, directs...
by Rosehanna Chowdhury | Jul 1, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Eighth Edition, Featured article, International Perspectives, Policy Insights
Rosehanna Chowdhury explains how and why the UK should build a whole-of-society response As a member of the COBR operations team in the Cabinet Office early in my civil service career, I got a taste of why it’s important to be resilient in the modern world. Two...
by Adam Coutts, Matt Leach and Maria Pravda | Jun 25, 2026 | Articles, Delivery, Devolution Collection, Economy and Industry, Featured article, Mid-Term Transitions Series, Policy Insights
A new Prime Minister must tackle welfare immediately, say Adam Coutts, Matt Leach and Maria Pravda – here’s where to start A mid-term transition creates disruption – but it also creates an opportunity to look again at government priorities and how they are being...
by Nick Kimber | Jun 24, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Delivery, Eighth Edition, Featured article, Policy Insights
Nick Kimber highlights the urgent need for better collaboration between Whitehall and local communities At the beginning of last year, a small team of public sector employees in Sheffield celebrated a fourfold increase in the number of children applying for early...