In our latest article, Peter McDonald talks to Sir Philip Barton about the art of diplomacy, organisational resilience and the importance of collaboration across government. 🔗 Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/in-conversat...

Has the Office for Budget Responsibility experiment been worthwhile? Former Chairman, Robert Chute, argues it has...  heywoodquarterly.com/has-the-obr-ex…

As the year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to revisit our top articles of 2025. From AI to long-term strategy, these are the ideas that shaped the conversation. 🔗 Read all the articles here: heywoodquarterly.com/category/the... #CivilService #Policy #AI #Innovation

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

Mario Pisani, Deputy Director in the Financial Stability Group at HM Treasury, on the importance of trust in our institutions and a history lesson that is relevant to all civil servants. 🔗 Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/money-trust-... #Money #History #Treasury #CivilService

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

Is the UK falling behind on long-term thinking? From Spain’s ‘España 2050’ to South Korea’s flotilla model, Philip Bray explores what the UK can learn from nations that prioritise futures thinking. heywoodquarterly.com/reclaiming-t... #LongTerm #NationalStrategy #Policy

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In our latest article, Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, reflects on two books that explore how we respond to crises and plan for the future. heywoodquarterly.com/public-polic... #Policy #Policymaking #LongTerm #BankofEngland

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

Armed federal agents at polling stations doesn't serve any purpose except to intimidate voters, and we won't have it. #orpol

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"Front Street is gone. How does that even happen." 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐝 of RE/MAX Luxury shares why she stopped going back to Maui after the fire. It is not just a place she visited. She lived downtown and managed a 520-room hotel there for years. She was there right before everything burned.

#BTTC - OMG! This is not going well for Pete Hegseth! 🤣

SustainabilityOnline talks to Andrea Vena, chief climate and sustainability officer at the European Space Agency @esa.int, about why #sustainability doesn't have to be the final frontier. 🌍 Read more: sustainabilityonline.net?p=27662

“Do. Not. Trust. Us. This is the end of the affair.” Historian @marcishore.bsky.social joins @peteryork.bsky.social to talk fear, history and the US moral abyss – from fascism and shameless politics to Trump, Putin, Ukraine and Europe’s dangerous denial. 🎧 Listen: podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...

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Dos operarios están retirando a estas horas los carteles exteriores de la antigua sede del Dépor en Plaza de Pontevedra, en A Coruña. La actividad corporativa se trasladó al Dépor Training Center en 2025, con la remodelación de las instalaciones #acoruña #coruña #lacoruña #galicia #quincemil15000

Healthcare is expensive. But lowering costs is not about cutting access. It is about making sure people understand their insurance, use preventive care, and can access primary care before small issues become major crises. Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/0ZXqUZl8Pe8

Maxim Tarasov tries for the armbar. Can't get it despite getting a little theatrical with it by yelling. Almost catches a triangle choke, but Andrey Smirnov manages to pull his arm in before Tarasov and secure it.

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Some slight jank with the arm retargeting, but otherwise NOT BAD at all for a first test of the motion capture gear! I already love this thing. #blender #lowpoly #starwars #bobafett #mandalorian #mocap #motioncapture #rebocap

More than 28 people killed in a night attack on Angwan Rukuba, Plateau State, Nigeria. Gunmen fired on residents as they fled. Another tragedy in a region trapped in decades of unresolved violence. #NigeriaAttack #PlateauState #SheppardLensMedia

Rural constituencies like North Herefordshire have specific needs when it comes to SEND provision - making it more than disappointing when plans for a new specialist school in the county were cancelled last year & replaced with grossly inadequate funding allocation.

We'll NEVER become a state.

Who'd like to watch 1976 David Bowie dancing to 'Lush Life' by Zara Larsson? Behold!

Donald Trump keeps trying to bend reality in Iran to his own fantastical thinking. But his constant optimistic assessments of the situation are making it worse. Someone who actually understands the Iranians, Rob Malley, explains why. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/mgCaBs8-eR8

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Finally at the fun part of dev where I get to add secrets to hidden areas #gamedev #indiedev #gameart #ue5

Making placeholder melee animations We're testing a Smash Bros style approach where short inputs do specific moves Instead of long pre-set button sequences for combo/super moves you just make up your own combos Hardest part is balancing with the FPS bits... #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev

I'm seriously thinking that I need this T-shirt

My daughter who lives in San Antonio was watching the Spurs game with her friends at a local bar sent me this 😂 “SA going crazyyyy!! GSG!!”

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i understand the confusion, the NASCAR chairman and CEO who’s relinquishing his role is named jim

What's going on in these #ICE detention torture camps is criminal! Jessica Craven has put together an action list. Please check it out. beacons.ai/jesscraven10...

Clip of them throwing stuff infront of Malachi's house part 3

Have a riff stuck in your head? Now you can create a song in @GoogleFlowMusic. 🎵 (1/2)

NELL CRAIN: single mother, writer and the sole survivor of Hill House after losing her family. horror / fandomless / au take on the character from haunting of hill house, writer is 21+, (n)sfw & triggers ahead, ms/mv (ships are earned if there's chemistry, she's bisexual).

So far, this trip feels heavy on pageantry and light on substance. Plenty of cordial exchanges, but few tangible deliverables. Maybe that changes tomorrow. But at the moment, Trump seems to view a good meeting with Xi as the goal itself.

He stopped by the Ottawa Humane Society last August, hours before secretly flying to the Ukraine to meet with Zelenskyy. A bit of sweetness and kindness before heading towards conflict and awfulness.

We probably shouldn't be in the woods during hunting season. Someone may turn into a furry hunter lmao. Also, dont mind @karo on tiktok slipping lol

SEVERE FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING! Rewriting my fog atm, have custom AreaLit implementation wip :) #VRChat #Unity3D

Brandy @ the Roots Picnic with a word. ✨️

Turbo Overkill is 70% off {$5.99} on Nintendo Switch www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

MJ's big day is near. Write this queen your best crowning compliment below! 👇

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📚 La selectividad también pone nerviosos a los padres 🗣️ “Me da igual la nota, lo único que quiero es que se acabe ya” #MalasLenguas

Gaming History for June 2nd - Street Fighter 6!

Of course, Trump won't give up on his $1.8bn fund for Jan 6 rioters (ultimately, we suspect, for himself). He's never accepted a no, certainly no democratic decision (Jan 6 alone is evidence enough). He'll rename it & try again, with less publicity, more lying, better arm-twisting. Jon Karl for ABC:

Katie Phang on Jared and Ivanka's luxury Albanian island project: She also says, "I'm going back to my real estate roots." Oh, isn't that lovely for Ivanka. The people of Albania don't want this.

Ukrainian drones struck the Progress plant in Michurinsk, Tambov region, about 500 km from Ukraine. The factory produces equipment for aviation and missile control systems, including gyro motors and sensors for Kh-101 and Kh-59 cruise missiles. #Russia

Kyiv metro. People are settling in for the night underground, preparing for another massive Russian attack. Another night in the city Russia still cannot break.

A determined cat will not be denied: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/cats/s/lgO...

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