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Leadership, Politics, Public Policy

Take me to your leader: omnibus edition

5th Jul 2021by Roger HuttonLeave a Comment on Take me to your leader: omnibus edition
Take me to your leader: omnibus edition

I’ve been meaning for some time to take the three blogs on leadership I did a while ago and put them together into one longer blog addressing the question, what makes a good leader? So here it is.  I’m going to start with a slightly controversial point: not everyone in a leadership position is actually [...]

Leadership, Politics, Public Policy

Sounds like a plan

24th May 202124th May 2021by Roger Hutton3 Comments on Sounds like a plan
Sounds like a plan

Picture the scene. Night had fallen, it was snowing heavily, and an alpine pass beckoned.  'I'm not so sure this is a good idea, 'I said to my friend. 'Driving over the Alps in this weather. Perhaps we should find a hotel for tonight and try in the morning'.   ‘Don’t be such a worrier, Rog’, [...]

Government, Politics, Public Policy

Wise after the event

18th Jan 2021by Roger Hutton10 Comments on Wise after the event
Wise after the event

Too early to start thinking about a post-Covid public inquiry? Maybe so - everyone and everything is maxed out. Those working night and day to contain and improve the situation have better things to think about. And yet. And yet. Even in the midst of a crisis, establishing an audit trail is important. Why? Because [...]

Government, Politics, Public Policy

The other end of the telescope

27th Oct 202027th Oct 2020by Roger Hutton11 Comments on The other end of the telescope
The other end of the telescope

No, not an astronomy blog, but one that builds on my last two pieces. I want to explore how narrative and truth in public policy play out with the citizen in the context of the current Covid crisis. And to do so, let me introduce you to Julie.  Julie is a composite character drawn from [...]

Government, Politics, Public Policy

As a matter of fact

15th Oct 2020by Roger Hutton16 Comments on As a matter of fact
As a matter of fact

The truth. Isn’t that the beating heart of everything?  It’s tempting to say that the issue of what is true, and what isn’t, has never been more important in human civilisation than it is currently. But I suspect that, pre-Enlightenment, people walked round in a fug of myth, misinformation and misunderstanding that makes even today’s [...]

Government, Politics, Public Policy

Long Story Short

6th Oct 20206th Oct 2020by Roger Hutton9 Comments on Long Story Short

It was all well and good saying, as I did, that my first blog was just a trailer, but now I’ve got to come up with the main feature - a regular blog. Where to start? There’s a lot to tackle in the world of public policy, to say nothing of the other subjects I’d [...]

Government, Public Policy

Reflections from a career

23rd Sep 202027th Sep 2020by Roger Hutton17 Comments on Reflections from a career

You might think that, popping out the other side of a 30-odd year career in the Civil Service, I would want to devote more time to tending my roses. But the fact of the matter is, I’m a pretty rubbish gardener.  So blogging it is. And this first one will be a bit of a [...]

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