As part of CSW’s Digital Transformation special edition, we asked sector experts to share their insight on how a broad range of near-term advances in technology will transform the way public services are delivered, and we will be sharing their thoughts all this week. In this first entry, Tom Read the chief digital and information officer at the Ministry of Justice, looks at the opportunities in the sector

The UK government blazed a trail on digital innovation, but others are catching up fast and it would be all too easy to squander the advantage of earlier work

"There is still a lot more Brexit legislation to come – and in substance, at least, it could prove controversial"

The Rutnam resignation has exposed underlying tensions between ministers and civil servants, says Institute for Government programme director Alex Thomas

Better data is transforming official statistics and there is huge potential for it to help resolve large and pressing issues facing society, says the national statistician

The government’s Covid-19 response has been driven by expert advice, in a way that isn’t always clear in public policy. Can it stay that way throughout the crisis?

The Conservative Party’s newfound interest in the north of England could be a game-changer for civil servants. Or it might just be a passing fad

The UK government has kept the devolved administrations at arm’s length during the Brexit process. That makes for fraught relationships

The UK’s formal exit from the European Union has seen the government try to move the country’s focus from Brexit. But civil servants will have no such luxury

This impressive book draws on a range of unpublished material, says Lord Lexden, but it does not give a fair assessment of Chamberlain and his senior adviser, Sir Horace Wilson

The UK’s regulatory framework for AI in the public sector is "still a work in progress", the Committee on Standards in Public Life chair says

A new government wishing to make an impact quickly should think twice before starting any machinery of government changes, says the former perm sec

The PM’s top adviser says making government work better looks messy. But others will wonder if conflicting messages betray a power struggle

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this final entry, former HM chief inspector of prisons and Parole Board chair Nick Hardwick considers what the 2020 holds for the criminal justice system

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Camille Oung of the Nuffield Trust considers whether the government’s majority will lead to action on social care

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Committee on Climate Change chief executive Chris Stark sets out what the government needs to do to in 2020 to reduce the risks of climate impacts

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Richard Harries considers if the government’s reforms will overcome the barriers to change in Whitehall

Dominic Cummings view of the civil service seems Frozen in time. Ministers and advisers need to realise its strengths in any reforms to avoid alienating a talented workforce

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, RSA chief executive, and interim director of labour market enforcement at BEIS, Matthew Taylor looks at the government’s work on work

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Education Policy Institute executive director (and former civil servant) Natalie Perera considers what’s in line for schools

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, David Henig looks at how the government can realise its post-Brexit ambitions for international trade

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Tom Forth calls for transparency in government spending decisions

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, the Institute for Government director of research’s Emma Norris considers plans for civil service reform, and their history