It was wonderful to talk to Ali-Ashghar about my childhood growing up at sea on his podcast #thecareercircus 👇 #homeschool #education open.spotify.com/episode/5K1a...

Doug Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum and Interim Chair of the CMA, warns that the UK is missing out on the fruits of scientific research. 🔗 Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/dinosaurs-da... #Data #CivilService #Innovation #DigitalPolicy

With students in England and Wales returning to school this week, attendance remains a challenge – but data could provide a solution. 🔗 Read the full article by Susan Acland Hood and Simon Blake: heywoodquarterly.com/how-attendan... #School #BackToSchool #Data #Policymaking

Join us online on 2nd October at the #PolicyFestival for our Heywood Conversation panel on long-term thinking, with James Ancell, Lucy Smith and @suzanneheywood.com James Ancell’s article: tinyurl.com/4kcpjavc Panel sign up: tinyurl.com/du445jtu @PolicyProfUK #CivilService

Looking forward to watching #hostage and exciting to hear on @bbcarts that #lucianmsamati used my book What Does Jeremy Think to inform his character! 👇 @harpercollins.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

How did the London 2012 Olympics shape one of Whitehall’s top civil servants? In her conversation with Peter McDonald, Helen MacNamara reveals the surprising lessons behind the Olympic project. heywoodquarterly.com/in-conversat... #CivilService #PolicyMaking

What can the Blavatnik Index teach us about the UK Civil Service? Kathy Hall and Gus O’Donnell explain how it could help us to improve. heywoodquarterly.com/how-the-uk-c... #CivilService #PolicyMaking

We are thrilled to announce that @suzanneheywood.com will be chairing an online panel at this year's Policy Festival! ⏰ Thursday 2nd October 2025, 13:30 - 14:30 🗒️ The Heywood conversation: Thinking about the future 🔗 Register here: policy-profession-festival-25.orcula.co.uk/register

A lot of people have asked for more photos from #Wavewalker. I have now uploaded more on the link below, including this photo of the compass ❤️ wavewalker.co.uk/pictures

I have just uploaded a set of popular book club questions for #Wavewalker - you can find them here 👇 wavewalker.co.uk/study-%26-bo...

What makes a good civil servant? 🤝 Discover the ten key traits valued by Jeremy Heywood…👇 heywoodquarterly.com/the-ten-traits…#policyc#civilservicece

As Heywood Quarterly marks its one-year anniversary, founder @suzanneheywood.com reflects on the successes of the past year - and what's to come... 📖 Check out all four of our editions for free: heywoodquarterly.com/editions/

🎉🎈 This week we are celebrating one year of The Heywood Quarterly 🎉🎈 Thank you for reading, sharing and growing with us. Here's to many more. heywoodquarterly.com

Read this and our other articles for free at www.heywoodquarterly.com 👇

Great set of papers from my colleagues at the Heywood Foundation @blavatnikschool.bsky.social

How do governments plan for the long term while handling today’s challenges? New research from Heywood Fellow Lucy Smith explores the importance of long-term strategies and how to build them based on historic and international examples 👇 heywoodfoundation.com/publications/

Congratulations to Doug Gurr, new interim CMA Chair! Doug also leads the Natural History Museum, and has just written this article for us on how to turn ancient data into gold. Watch out for woolly mammoths 🐘🐘!👇 @nhm-london.bsky.social @cmagovuk.bsky.social heywoodquarterly.com/dinosaurs-da...

How can understanding human behaviour transform government policy? @DavidHalpernCBE , founder of the Nudge Unit, explains this for us👇

Does the government ignore things about the future known to be true, not wanting to confront them in the present? This year's Heywood Fellow, Lucy Smith, argues the British state must get better at long-term strategy. @blavatnikschool.bsky.social heywoodquarterly.com/why-the-uk-n...

Across UK policing, a quiet revolution is underway. Evidence-based approaches take the scientific method and apply it to public safety. The results are compelling.  📖Read our latest article  heywoodquarterly.com/evidence-bas... #EvidenceBasedPolicing #Innovation

Why does soft power matter? Catriona Laing explains in our latest article 👇

Plans for the screen adaptation of #Wavewalker starring James Norton are progressing 👇! www.digitalspy.com/tv/a65032977...

Joseph Nye defined the concept. Jeremy Heywood brought it to life inside government. Catriona Laing explores how their legacies can guide a smarter, more strategic UK approach to soft power👇 tinyurl.com/claingsp

#Wavewalker has reached the shores of France. Looking forward to hearing the reaction from French readers! #sailing #books

"It's a rare, honest reflection from someone who was at the very centre of events and still cares passionately about the civil service" See Peter Mcdonald's reflections on his conversation with Helen MacNamara (and find the article at heywoodquarterly.com)👇

Wavewalker is available for only 99p on Kindle today! I would love more people to read it👇 tinyurl.com/Wavewalker99p @harpercollinsca.bsky.social

As former Deputy Cabinet Secretary, and one of Whitehall's most senior civil servants, Helen Macnamara has seen it all. From the Olympics, to Brexit and Covid-19, Helen reflects on lessons learnt from the heart of government. 🔗Read here tinyurl.com/helen-macnam...

How can digital government provide services for individuals across silos? That's what @VictorDominello discusses in our latest article 👇 #FutureGovernment  #Innovation #PublicSector #UserCentricDesign #DigitalTransformation #GovTech

Science + Government  → Good Policy Making But is it really that simple? We sat down with Professor Endersby, CEO of @metoffice to discuss AI, climate change and the crucial, yet often complex, relationship between science and politics 👇 heywoodquarterly.com/science-and-...

The Third Edition of the Heywood Quarterly - Fuelling Government with Data - is now live! Our latest edition, which explores the importance of data, technology, and AI in government is available to read on our website 👇 heywoodquarterly.com/editions/

The fabulous James Norton has announced that he intends to play the role of my father in the series adaptation of #Wavewalker that is being penned by Jack Thorne (the writer of #Adolescence)!👇 deadline.com/2025/03/jame...

Recent declines in childbearing have led experts to warn that levels are worryingly low. Sir Ian Diamond explores the reasons behind these trends and their implications for UK policymakers in our latest article 👇 heywoodquarterly.com/how-childbea...

I’m delighted that Jack Thorne, the writer of #Adolescence, the current smash hit on Netflix, has just joined the project to turn #Wavewalker, into a mini-series, working with James Norton and his production company, Rabbit Track Pictures! 👇 deadline.com/2024/10/jame...

How does Yes, Minister still shape our view of the civil service? Our latest article explores why it's time to move beyond its tropes and embrace a new era in Whitehall 👇 #CivilService #Government @instituteforgov.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social heywoodquarterly.com/no-minister-...

It’s lovely to see the review of Wavewalker in the March Edition of Sailing Today #books #wavewalker ““Extraordinary…a treatise on the power of education and knowledge…a rallying cry to young people trapped in abusive situations.“

How can you transform government policy by understanding human behaviour? 🧠 In our latest article, David Halpern takes us through the journey of behavioural science, from its early days to its current impact on policy making👇 heywoodquarterly.com/why-governme...

"...80 million objects in the NHM collection (that’s 3,000 behind-the-scenes for every one you see on display!)..." Interesting article in Heywood Quarterly regarding Open Data & UK's approach from Director of the Natural History Museum, Dr Douglas Gurr heywoodquarterly.com/dinosaurs-da... #opendata

Ever wondered if there's a better way to distil information than ploughing through hundreds of lengthy documents? Michael Padfield explains how AI tools can revolutionise the policy profession 👇 heywoodquarterly.com/why-the-poli...

Many congratulations to Olly Robbins, who was the inaugural Heywood Fellow, on his appointment as Head of the Foreign Office! We look forward to working with him on the Heywood Quarterly.

The Heywood Quarterly team gathered last week to brainstorm what's next in 2025, and beyond.  Our third edition is due out this spring. Join our mailing list on our website so we can let you know as soon as articles are released! 👇 heywoodquarterly.com

How do you do justice to a 50 year long career in public service? Peter McDonald shares his experience of interviewing Lord Terry Burns 👇

The complete second edition of Heywood Quarterly - Ideas for the New Government - is now available on our website! 👇 heywoodquarterly.com/editions/

What happens behind the scenes during a crisis? In our latest Heywood Quarterly article, Peter McDonald sits down with Lord Terry Burns, former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, to talk through everything from Black Wednesday to fox hunting 🦊 heywoodquarterly.com/in-conversat...

On the eve of the UK budget, & with the shadow chancellor very publicly raising concerns about politicisation, here is a very interesting overview of the Office of Budget Responsibility by its founding chair, for the new & so far excellent Heywood Quarterly heywoodquarterly.com/has-the-obr-...

Discover how the death of 440 squirrels at Schiphol Airport shows the dangers of “accountability sinks” in our latest article for the Heywood Quarterly 🐿️ 🐿️ 🐿️ #Governance #Policy #HeywoodQuarterly heywoodquarterly.com/the-risks-of...

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