There is clearly a risk this turns out to be a two-tier model which favours some of the existing top-tier authorities with stronger local economies.

The clearest of Andy Burnham’s proposed policies is introducing greater levels of devolution – the handing over of more power from Westminster to regional and local authorities. Michael Kenny, Head of...

Oliver Hauser joins the University of Cambridge’s Bennett School as Professor of Public Policy, as it expands academic capacity across new and existing public policy programmes, strengthening teaching...

The effects of artificial intelligence (AI) are starting to be visible in the UK productivity statistics with the rise of data centres, Thomas Aubrey argues. To what extent this is sustainable remains...

As the prospect of nationalist First Ministers across the UK’s devolved governments grows stronger, Alex Walker examines whether Labour’s promised ‘reset’ of intergovernmental relations can withstand ...

A three-day residential conference from Churchill Archives Centre March 9-11, 2026: Cambridge, UK This conference is for leaders and aspiring leaders. It brings them together with historians, practiti...

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. The Bennett School of Public Policy invites applications for a Research Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity

Department/Location: Department of Public Policy (Bennett School of Public Policy)Salary: £33,002-£46,049Reference: JB47263Category: ResearchDate published: 12 September 2025Closing date: 10 October 2...

By Hetan Shah I was involved in some of the calls for improved measurement of wellbeing in the early 2000s. Two decades on, sometimes the debate feels like it has not moved on sufficiently from those ...

A new report commissioned by the British Academy emphasises the urgent need for policymakers to recognise social and cultural spaces – such as libraries, leisure centres, galleries, and community hubs...

The Heywood Fellowship is a visiting fellowship created in memory of Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary from 2012 to 2018. The purpose is to give a UK Civil Service Permanent Secretary the opportunity…

The Council of the Nations and Regions represents an opportunity to foster better relations between the key players in the territorial government of the UK – the UK’s central government, its devolved ...

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The PM has little choice. Unless he brings the fractured nations together, none can move forward, and neither can he, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

New framework for measuring the value of social and cultural infrastructure will more effectively highlight its crucial role in improving wellbeing and economic growth.

Soaring antidepressant usage, falling life expectancy: Blackpool embodies much of what is going wrong on the fringes of Britain

UK civil servants, along with officials at other levels of government and in other countries, face a potentially transformative moment in the adoption of digital tools with the availability of...

The Bennett School of Public Policy opens this October, and is already leading work on two of the most pressing policy problems of our time: implementing AI and revitalising post-industrial areas.

The UK government is placing high hopes on the potential for AI to improve productivity in public services. But how big is this potential? As Nghi Nguyen explains, new data on how public sector employ...