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... 
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 Amanda Spielman | Oct 6, 2025 | Articles, Fifth Edition, Leadership and Reflections, Policy Insights
Amanda Spielman, former Chief Inspector of Schools, describes how she approached the challenge at Ofsted “What does impartiality mean and how should it look in practice?” These questions constantly preoccupied me during my seven years as Chief Inspector of Schools,... 
by Lucy Smith | Jun 30, 2025 | Articles, Fourth Edition, International Perspectives, Policy Insights, The Budget Collection, The Top Articles of 2025
Lucy Smith, this year’s Heywood Fellow, says other countries may be leading the way Short-termism, blind spots, lack of planning by the British state. These are not new problems. In his 1946 essay In Front of Your Nose, George Orwell wrote of the widespread habit in...
