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...
by Harry Booty | May 6, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Policy Insights, Seventh Edition
Research by Harry Booty suggests that a mix of cultural and pragmatic considerations are at play It is now slightly more than three years since large language models (LLMs) in their current form burst into our collective consciousness and began to remake the...
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 Martin Fitches and Michael Leger | Apr 14, 2026 | Articles, Featured article, Policy Insights, Seventh Edition
Martin Fitches and Michael Leger say history teaches important lessons for today’s policymakers We are at a pivotal moment in the reshaping of the global economic order. Uncertainty is high. But it’s far from the first time in history that we have lived through such a...