by Catherine Taylor | Aug 20, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Eighth Edition, Featured article, Policy Insights
Catherine Taylor shares lessons on gauging citizens’ opinions at a two-day workshop As a nation, we conduct extensive opinion polling. Polling by government departments and organisations, such as YouGov and the National Centre for Social Research, provides a rich...
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 Sir Rich Knighton | Aug 4, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Eighth Edition, Featured article
Sir Rich Knighton, Chief of the Defence Staff, on the next-generation battlefields The way humans fight has changed dramatically through history, driven by emerging new technology and war itself. With the rate of change in technology now faster than at any other time...
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 Sally Davies | May 19, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Policy Insights, Seventh Edition
Professor Dame Sally Davies calls for new thinking to mobilise governments, health systems and communities In 2024, an off-Broadway Scottish musical called The Mould That Changed The World (now renamed Lifeline) was performed on the floor of the United Nations,...