Heywood Quarterly

11/08/2026

11/08/2026

Should Whitehall learn to let go?

Peter McDonald talks to Sheffield City Council’s Chief Executive, Kate Josephs, about her move to the regions and what devolution may mean for those at the centre.

Read the full article here: https://heywoodquarterly.com/why-central-government-needs-to-let-go

06/08/2026

What does government risk getting wrong about AI adoption?

In our latest article, Michael Padfield says the Civil Service must undertake transformation, not passively undergo it.

Read the full article here: https://heywoodquarterly.com/what-government-risks-getting-wrong-about-ai-adoption/

04/08/2026

In our latest article, Sir Rich Knighton, Chief of the Defence Staff, discusses technology, defence and the next-generation battlefields.

Read the full article here: https://heywoodquarterly.com/the-future-of-warfare/

22/07/2026

Madelaine McTernan, Chief of Defence Nuclear at the Ministry of Defence, explores leadership lessons from vaccines to defence.

Read the full article here: https://heywoodquarterly.com/leadership-lessons-from-vaccines-to-defence

Madelaine McTernan, Chief of Defence Nuclear at the Ministry of Defence, explains how Covid and nuclear converged.

16/07/2026

Warren Heppolette, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, explains how devolved administrations can help drive better-targeted and more cost-efficient public services

Read the full article here: https://heywoodquarterly.com/the-elusive-prize-of-prevention

10/07/2026

In the latest article from our Eighth Edition, Adam Coutts highlights worrying fault lines in the relationship between academics and government.

Read the full article here: https://heywoodquarterly.com/inside-the-machine/