Heloise Dunlop
@hcdunlop.bsky.social
Researcher on the civil service team at the Institute for Government, formerly worked in public sector digital delivery and strategy. Views my own.
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We’re going to be navigating a likely polarising environment with information fragmentation…
The chance to maintain common facts and a shared information space - alongside passionate disagreement and political debate - is one of the UK’s potential strengths. The BBC is surely essential for that
The chance to maintain common facts and a shared information space - alongside passionate disagreement and political debate - is one of the UK’s potential strengths. The BBC is surely essential for that
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We’re going to be navigating a likely polarising environment with information fragmentation…
The chance to maintain common facts and a shared information space - alongside passionate disagreement and political debate - is one of the UK’s potential strengths. The BBC is surely essential for that
The chance to maintain common facts and a shared information space - alongside passionate disagreement and political debate - is one of the UK’s potential strengths. The BBC is surely essential for that
It takes time to set up a 'centre' in a department not used to acting as such - and all its ministers except Vallance have been reshuffled. There is not a clear vision of what a 'digital centre' does in UK govt - and still no digital and AI roadmap. Any perceived lack of faith by CO won't help (2/2)
October 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It takes time to set up a 'centre' in a department not used to acting as such - and all its ministers except Vallance have been reshuffled. There is not a clear vision of what a 'digital centre' does in UK govt - and still no digital and AI roadmap. Any perceived lack of faith by CO won't help (2/2)
Govt is only just getting around to implementing online verification with OneLogin, and the deadline of this has been pushed - and let’s not forget GOV.UK Verify! IDs are a different product, but joining up and verification in services is difficult. (2/2)
September 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Govt is only just getting around to implementing online verification with OneLogin, and the deadline of this has been pushed - and let’s not forget GOV.UK Verify! IDs are a different product, but joining up and verification in services is difficult. (2/2)
Given how important AI is to the govt’s plans, an AI Advisor in No. 10 is sensible. But is DSIT becoming the 'digital centre of govt' it wants to be? Will Leung be able to act as a bridge/cross-govt collaborator, or will she become subsumed by the centralising instincts of Whitehall? (4/4)
August 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Given how important AI is to the govt’s plans, an AI Advisor in No. 10 is sensible. But is DSIT becoming the 'digital centre of govt' it wants to be? Will Leung be able to act as a bridge/cross-govt collaborator, or will she become subsumed by the centralising instincts of Whitehall? (4/4)
She is splitting her time between AISI and No. 10. A possible benefit/opportunity: join up between the research and risk thinking of AISI and driving the govt’s AI plan. But will she realistically be able to balance both roles? Will there be competing interests? (3/4)
August 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
She is splitting her time between AISI and No. 10. A possible benefit/opportunity: join up between the research and risk thinking of AISI and driving the govt’s AI plan. But will she realistically be able to balance both roles? Will there be competing interests? (3/4)
Good news that they have found someone - hard shoes to fill, given Clifford's central role in the AI Opportunities Plan. But Leung is not new to government, DSIT or the AI landscape in the UK – she will not need as much time to understand her brief & will have existing relationships. (2/4)
August 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Good news that they have found someone - hard shoes to fill, given Clifford's central role in the AI Opportunities Plan. But Leung is not new to government, DSIT or the AI landscape in the UK – she will not need as much time to understand her brief & will have existing relationships. (2/4)
There are only 5 depts (MoJ, DfT, MoD, HMRC, DWP) left where about a quarter or more civil servants are AO/AA. But only in HMT and DESNZ are less than 2% of civil servants AO/AA. In contrast with all other depts, there are also more Grades 6/7 than SEO/HEO in HMT and DESNZ. (2/2)
July 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
There are only 5 depts (MoJ, DfT, MoD, HMRC, DWP) left where about a quarter or more civil servants are AO/AA. But only in HMT and DESNZ are less than 2% of civil servants AO/AA. In contrast with all other depts, there are also more Grades 6/7 than SEO/HEO in HMT and DESNZ. (2/2)