by Madelaine McTernan | Jul 22, 2026 | Articles, Delivery, Eighth Edition, Featured article, Leadership and Reflections
Madelaine McTernan, Chief of Defence Nuclear at the Ministry of Defence, explains how Covid and nuclear converged People sometimes ask me how I ended up as Chief of Defence Nuclear in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), not having had a background in either defence or the...
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 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...
by Stephen Webb | Apr 21, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, Policy Insights, Seventh Edition
Stephen Webb argues that we should replicate what we can from the style of administration that worked in earlier centuries Whitehall is in a beleaguered place. The appointment of Antonia Romeo as the new Cabinet Secretary had barely been announced before Reform...
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...