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

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

We are thrilled to announce that Suzanne Heywood CBE 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: …y-profession-festival-25.orcula.co.uk/register

🎬 — James Norton’s upcoming projects: ⋆ King & Conqueror (Harold Godwinson) ⋆ House of Guinness (Sean Rafferty) ⋆ Wife and Dog (Tony Elliston) ⋆ Sunny Dancer (Bob) ⋆ House of the Dragon (Ormund Hightower) ⋆ Heart of Darkness (Marlow) ⋆ Wavewalker: Breaking Free (????)

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-civ… Blavatnik School of Government #CivilService #PolicyMaking

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-conversatio…  #CivilService #PolicyMaking

3 Fantastically Awesome Books BJ Thinks You Need to Read: July 2025 Read more 👉 bit.ly/4fS1BU8 @suzanneheywood #sailingfamily #readingmystery #WitnessProtection

Looking forward to watching #hostage and exciting to hear on BBC Arts that #lucianmsamati used my book What Does Jeremy Think to inform his character! HarperCollins Arabella Pike Caroline Michel bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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

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-attendance… #School #BackToSchool #Data #Policymaking

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

It was wonderful to talk to Ali Asghar about my childhood growing up at sea on his podcast #thecareercircus 👇 #homeschool #education open.spotify.com/episode/5K1amA…

Peter McDonald, Director of Transport and Digital Connectivity in the Welsh Government, explores the opportunities and challenges of a smaller government. 🔗 Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/from-whitehall… #CivilService #Devolution #Policymaking

It was wonderful to see Dr Marian Stamp Dawkins today at Somerville College. It was a chance to celebrate her birthday, her lifelong work on animal welfare, and to thank her personally for taking a risk and letting me in, all those years ago when I was escaping from #Wavewalker.

The parents didn’t seem to really care about what her interests were as she got older, and she was repeatedly called selfish for wanting to study. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4fS1BU8 @suzanneheywood #sailingfamily #readingmystery #WitnessProtection

In the first article from our Fifth Edition, Fred Perry explores how business, the regions and even other countries were involved in shaping industrial strategy. 🔗 Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/a-new-industri… #IndustrialStrategy #Policymaking #CivilService

There is still time to register for our panel event at the Policy Festival! ⏰ Thursday 2nd October 2025, 13:30 - 14:30 📝 The Heywood Conversation: Thinking about the future 🔗 Register here: …y-profession-festival-25.orcula.co.uk/register #PolicyFestival #PolicyProfession #CivilService

This thinking on complexity, which I did with Julian Birkinshaw from LBS, remains relevant today - we all need to strive to reduce complexity in organisations…

In the latest article from our Fifth Edition, Lucy Heywood, Editorial Manager at Heywood Quarterly, describes a day in the life of Victoria Harrison FCDO – and her ‘Ambassadog’, Otto. 🔗 Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/day-in-the-lif…  #Diplomacy #CivilService British Embassy Ljubljana 🇬🇧🇸🇮

In our latest article, Sir Chris Whitty demonstrates how people who live longer do not necessarily spend more time in ill health. 🔗 Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/policy-imperat… Professor Chris Whitty #Policy #Health #Age #CivilService