How to Run a Country
Polly MackenziePractical optimism about politics and policy — what it really takes to run a country, not just win an election.
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Oh God, the Heat
The cats know what to do. They spread their bodies to maximise contact with the coldest, darkest bit of floor they can find, and they stay there, immobile, the gentle rise and fall of their chests the only indication of life, until the heat...
Dying well
“Bill died at 4am on 18 August 2010, the morning of his 86th birthday, in Ward 3 of Airedale General Hospital in north Yorkshire. His final view in life would have been the stained polystyrene tiles above his bed. The drab room in which he...
The policy question the local elections leave unanswered
Local elections are terrible for someone whose main interest is in policy. It’s all psephology and spreadsheets. Even during the campaign, the moment a media interview strays onto policy, the presenter usually does a quick gotcha - “why are...
Going for gold
When I was a child I took a dim view of the civil service. I didn’t really know what it did but it seemed to yield the most boring contestants on Going for Gold and Blockbusters. The grey-faced ones who, when introduced by Henry or Bob, cou...
High street government
What newcomers may not know is that this newsletter has a motto: Cheer up, be brave, join in. That’s the energy I feel I’ve tapped into by writing about decaying buildings and vacant high streets. More and more people have written to me wit...
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Former political adviser and policy entrepreneur. Regular on 'How to Win an Election' for Times Radio. Helped found a feminist political party, a mental health charity and now an innovation studio. Used to lead Demos, the best think tank
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