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How to get people believing in the state again
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On the challenges of managing Trump
Jan 11
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Interview with John Bew - adviser to four Prime Ministers
On Whitehall, Ukraine, Trump and the global challenges facing Britain
Jan 8
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2026: The Preview
Anyone trying to make grand predictions about the future of the world risks looking extremely daft.
Jan 6
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Trump, Maduro and the Panama Precedent
Once again the US has undertaken a military operation that was effectively executed in support of an uncertain political objective.
Jan 3
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The Fourth Anniversary Post
It’s now four years since we launched this substack after deciding, over Christmas lunch in 2021, that a father/son format would be fun.
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Advice for advisers - 14 lessons for making government work
We have one final guest post this year from Henry de Zoete who wrote for us a few months ago on “How to Make Government Work” with a case study of the…
Dec 30, 2025
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The Audit 2025 - Part 2
Lawrence looks at what he got right and wrong
Dec 28, 2025
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