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Article
Regulatory diplomacy: the practitioner's path to agility and foresight
Whether it’s overseeing innovation, governing risks, or getting ahead of emerging threats – the issues we face are increasingly borderless and rapidly evolving. This article discusses the concept of regulatory diplomacy as a means to solve problems requiring a global approach.
Policy report
Mission critical 01: statecraft for the 21st Century
This report explores mission-driven government as an alternative theory and practice of statecraft to meet the scale of today’s challenges, applied specifically to the context of a possible progressive UK government. In doing this, the paper connects the strategic intent of a missions approach with the practical challenges of UK governance.
Report
Liberated public services: a new vision for citizens, professionals and policy makers
This paper sets out a new vision for public services in the United Kingdom, inspired by the new public services paradigm which has emerged locally in the UK in the post-financial crisis era.
Briefing paper
Generative AI and democracy: impacts and interventions
Concerns about the impacts of new and emerging technologies on democratic processes and institutions are not new. This briefing paper provides a primer on the current state of generative AI capabilities, and outlines four pressing mechanisms by which generative AI challenges the stability of democracy.
Report
A preventative approach to public services: how the government can shift its focus and improve lives
Whoever wins the next UK general election will be unable to deliver high-performing public services – unless they commit to a prevention strategy that limits the rising tide in demand for acute services like hospitals and prisons. This report sets out how the next government can use the opportunity of a new parliament to shift...