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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 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: heywoodquarterly.com/inside-the-m... #Government #Academia #Academics #Policy #Policymaking

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Should Britain rethink how it governs? In our latest article, Stephen Webb argues that historical approaches to government still have lessons for today. Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/how-to-make-... #CivilService #Bureaucracy #History #Government

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 13/04/2026

It was something I had to write. I’m so glad I did now - both for me (it helped me confront and process what happened during those years) and because so many people have experienced something similar (although generally not during a decade at sea!)

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Late to the party with this one, but my goodness what a solid gold *five star* read this is! #Wavewalker by @suzanneheywood.com is an astonishing tale of childhood resilience and survival - such a high gasp-factor my timbers are shivering still. Brilliant.

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 31/03/2026

My first Croatian interview - a conversation with Ana Tkalac Verčič in Croatia’s Šest magazine on why I wrote Wavewalker and what it means to grow up without choices. sest.hr/fotelja/razg...

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 14/03/2026

I’m very pleased to share further news from France for Wavewalker. Following its shortlist for the Prix Gens de Mer, it has now also been selected for the Prix René-Caillié. My thanks to both juries for this recognition.

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Is our account of leadership completely wrong? In the first episode of the Heywood Quarterly Podcast, @suzanneheywood.com is joined by Alex Hill and David Halpern to explore what impactful, long-lasting leadership truly looks like. heywoodquarterly.com/heywood-quar... #Leadership

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Why do we reward the wrong leaders? In the first episode of the Heywood Quarterly Podcast, @suzanneheywood.com is joined by Alex Hill and David Halpern to explore what impactful, long-lasting leadership truly looks like. Listen here: heywoodquarterly.com/heywood-quar... #Leadership

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Suzanne Heywood sat down with Alex Hill and David Halpern to discuss how leaders create change - can you guess what type of leader really makes a difference? Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear the podcast which will be out soon: eepurl.com/jsjOtQ #CivilService #Leadership

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

In the first article from our Sixth Edition, Barbara Woodward, the UK’s former Permanent Representative in New York, explains the continued importance of the UK’s 80-year partnership with the UN. heywoodquarterly.com/the-uk-at-th... #UN #UnitedNations

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Mark @marklawrence79.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

#Booksky Just finished reading this brilliant, if harrowing at times, autobiography of @suzanneheywood.com childhood on Wavewalker. Thoroughly recommended!

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

With 2025 coming to a close, find our book recommendations for the New Year - including books from @petercardwell, @timberners_lee, @davidmcw, @MarcDunkelman, @jankulveit and @dziblatt Read the full list: heywoodquarterly.com/happy-new-ye... #BookRecommendation #BookReview @suzanneheywood.com

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 27/11/2025

At this year’s European Economic Forum by @lucernedialogue , I had the opportunity to talk about Wavewalker and to explore how we can build the resilience we need to manage a rapidly changing world. #EEF25 #EuropeanEconomicForum2025 #LucerneDialogue

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 12/09/2025

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...

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

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

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 25/07/2025

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

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 25/07/2025

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

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The international bestselling True story

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

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/

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

🎉🎈 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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

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

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heywoodfoundation.bsky.social @heywoodfoundation.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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/

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Lucy Smith Long-Term, National Strategy – Designing a Contemporary Practiceof National StrategyDownload Alex DowningHeywood Fellowship Team Case Study: España 2050 – Considering Spain’s Appro…

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

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...

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Dinosaurs, Data and Digital Policy - Heywood Quarterly

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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...

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Why the UK needs to be better at long-term strategy - Heywood Quarterly

Lucy Smith, Heywood Fellow, explains the importance of long-term strategy for the UK – and how other countries may be leading the way.

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

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

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From Gut Feeling to ‘Grounding’ the Truth: Policing’s Quiet Revolution - Heywood Quarterly

Matt Bland highlights examples of evidence-based innovation on the front line, and what policy professionals across the Civil Service can learn from this experience

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

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

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Is Blending Hard and Soft Power the UK’s Secret ‘Superpower’? - Heywood Quarterly

Catriona Laing describes how we can learn from the thinking and actions of Joseph Nye and Jeremy Heywood

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 07/06/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

"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)👇

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 04/06/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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...

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In Conversation With... Helen MacNamara - Heywood Quarterly

Peter McDonald talks to one of Whitehall’s most senior civil servants of the last 15 years about the lessons she took from being at the centre of government, and having a ringside seat during Brexit a...

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

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-...

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Science and Scientists to the fore…. - Heywood Quarterly

Penny Endersby talks to Tim Dickson about her journey from specialist researcher to running the Met OfficeThe days when specialists, notably economists, operated mostly in Whitehall silos and took a b...

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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/

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

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...

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How childbearing patterns have changed - Heywood Quarterly

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 23/03/2025

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...

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James Norton & Kitty Kaletsky Reveal The Story Behind Rabbit Track Pictures & What’s Next For Their Film And TV Indie

James Norton and Kitty Kaletsky On Rabbit Track Pictures; An Indie Growing In Leaps & Bounds

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

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-...

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No, Minister: the long and lamentable shadow of Sir Humphrey - Heywood Quarterly

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Suzanne Heywood CBE @suzanneheywood.com · 18/02/2025

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.“

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

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...

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Why government needs a fresh ‘nudge’ - Heywood Quarterly

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