by Laura Gilbert | Nov 4, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Ninth Edition, Policy Insights
Laura Gilbert explains why we should use new tools in policymaking and how to do it well Policymaking in government often has a tenuous connection to outcomes. Too often it’s like navigating through fog, destination unseen with the ground uneven and...
by Tim Dickson | Oct 1, 2026 | Articles, Data, Tech and Innovation, Featured article, Leadership and Reflections, Ninth Edition
Tim Dickson talks to CEO Hetti Barkworth-Nanton about next steps for the MOD’s technology transfer unit Technology transfer, you could argue, began with Isaiah. In a much-quoted (and oft-misquoted) passage from the Bible, written about eight centuries before the birth...
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 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 Various Authors | Dec 17, 2025 | Articles, Book Reviews, Sixth Edition
Heywood Quarterly contributors share their recommendations for 2026 With 2025 coming to a close, we asked former contributors and members of our team to reflect on books (recently published and not-so-recently published) that they have found entertaining or...