For many years until recently, Preston had consistently failed to deliver its full economic potential. It attracted very little inward investment between 2004 and 2008 and suffered after the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent austerity measures. In 2013, Preston… Read more

Governments are under increasing pressure to understand and respond quickly to people’s needs and to their rapidly changing lives and expectations. Digital access has offered a great way to respond to this at a service level but is only part… Read more

Despite the fact that there are now more lawyers than ever before, the law has never been less accessible. This clearly has a profound impact on the quality of citizens’ lives. As well as protecting against the infringement of rights, a… Read more

There has never been a better time to be a politician – unless, of course, you can be a machine learning engineer working for a politician. Throughout modern history, political candidates have tended to have limited tools to gauge the… Read more

We all know that technology is transforming organisations and industries in significant ways – and the judiciary is no exception. While there is still progress to be made on digitisation, there is another area of innovation that the courts should… Read more

Anyone involved in government – both inside and out – spends considerable time and effort on the merits of different policy tools. Is it better to contract out a service or plan it yourself? Should a service be devolved to… Read more