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 Matt Bland | Jun 17, 2025 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Fourth Edition, Policy Insights
Matt Bland highlights examples of evidence-based innovation on the front line, and what policy professionals across the Civil Service can learn from this experience In 2021, Kent Police faced a pressing challenge shared by all forces across the UK: how, in the face of... 
by Victor Dominello | May 27, 2025 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Delivery, Fourth Edition, International Perspectives
True digital transformation requires reimagining the citizen experience from scratch, argues Victor Dominello, CEO of the Future Government Institute and a former New South Wales Minister for Customer Service. Editor’s Note: Across the world, governments are... 
by David Halpern | Feb 17, 2025 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Policy Insights, Third Edition
David Halpern, founder of the world’s first behavioural insights unit, says it’s more important than ever that policymakers understand human behaviour Back in the early days of Tony Blair’s newly created Strategy Unit, I invited Danny Kahneman to join us for a... 
by Tamara Finkelstein | Aug 7, 2024 | Articles, First Edition Sneak Peek, Leadership and Reflections, Policy Insights
Tamara Finkelstein, Head of the Government Policy Profession, asks whether it’s time for Civil Service generalists to become part of a profession Is it time to consider the end of the Civil Service generalist? My own career experience and leadership of the...
