I wrote for @civilserviceworld.bsky.social about the skills the policy profession should cultivate in an AI-augmented future www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

I'm in @computerweekly.bsky.social talking about how LLMs might change the way the civil service makes policy www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Tech...

Perhaps widespread LLM adoption (in the drive to meet ministerial expectations, increase productivity and cut costs) might be what finally forces the civil service to more radically rethink how it approaches subject matter expertise in the policy profession.

How will LLMs change the way policy civil servants work? New @instituteforgov.bsky.social paper finds that: 1) The role of policymakers will increasingly be to add expertise & new insights to LLM outputs 2) LLMs might make it harder for policymakers to acquire important skills

Much discussion about AI in government - @jordanurban.bsky.social brings some balanced clarity in this piece which is well worth a read www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

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Generative AI & particularly LLMs will have a big impact on the civil service. For @instituteforgov.bsky.social I’ve zoomed into how it could change policymaking in particular. What are the opportunities & risks? Read my piece to find out! www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

Some key takeaways from our chapter on AI, digital and data in Whitehall Monitor 2025 [🧵]:

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On a personal level, delighted to see Pat McFadden's speech yesterday focus on improving civil service recruitment & bringing more outsiders into government. Something I've been urging for years & could be an important set of reforms. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

What is the state of diversity in the civil service? My latest @instituteforgov.bsky.social analyses the most recent data and picks out the biggest stories, trends and changes from the last two decades. Quick thread on where the civil service stands in 2024 – and how it still needs to change. 1/5

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Enjoyed watching this: Peter Hennessy talking about his new book Whitehall on C-SPAN in 1989 – and comparing the British bureaucracy to the American one booknotes.c-span.org/Watch/10035-1

Writing for us this weekend, @instituteforgov.bsky.social’s @alexgathomas.bsky.social & @jordanurban.bsky.social argue Starmer could make life easier for himself — and his successors — by setting up his own department: the Department for the PM & Cabinet (DPCM) www.politicshome.com/news/article...

A new @instituteforgov.bsky.social comment piece from me with more reflections on the Jonathan Powell appointment www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/jona...

Trump’s election has immediate consequences for the British state. The securocracy will deal with a v different US. Labour’s agenda becomes harder to deliver & the new US ambo must be able to navigate Mar-a-Lago. Me for @instituteforgov.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/dona...

What I'm meant to be thinking about for the months ahead: how the UK government should organise itself for this Growth Mission. I have almost no idea, and if anyone has thoughts, links to good stuff, then share, please. Meanwhile, here was a successful blog of mine on the politics wp.me/pDsIG-15I

Going to start using BlueSky more. Here’s my latest for @instituteforgov.bsky.social on the rise & fall of the Department for International Development. Advocates need to reckon more seriously with why it was abolished www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/depa...

NEW report: How can the government meet its housing targets? The latest in our chronic policy problem series - we look at why past governments have failed to meet their targets and 10 principles the government should follow to set a better record. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

Civil service relocation has worked well – but risks lie ahead The government needs to combine targets with an intelligent approach to the location of new roles and commitment to making new offices successful, writes @jordanurban.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/comm...