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From refugee to policymaker: why representation matters

Posted by: Rabia Nasimi, Posted on: 10 August 2023 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Rabia Nasimi from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry writes about the importance of having policymaking teams that reflect the communities they serve.

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Back to the future: policy memory at the heart of reform

Posted by: Jonathan Mitchell, Posted on: 20 October 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Jonathan Mitchell from Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education writes about the importance of maintaining a link to the past for making great policies and services.

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Achieving policy excellence with Austin's Butterfly

Posted by: Kate Lloyd, Posted on: 14 October 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Kate Lloyd from the Home Office writes about how the UK’s government might have acted differently in the case of the Windrush scandal.

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Working together to de-mystify policy

Posted by: Gareth Davies, Posted on: 7 October 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Gareth Davies, Director General at Department for Transport, reveals what policymakers do in their jobs day-to-day and his ambition for the profession to better reflect the diversity of UK citizens.

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Making public policy more inclusive

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 2 September 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Principal Policy Designer, Andrew Knight, reports what policymakers and the evidence base says about inclusive citizen centred design.

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