The first 100 days matter. So does the second and third. How can government become more strategic and get a grip? peterhyman21.substack.com/p/the-first-... @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social

This is the excellent report by @peterhyman.bsky.social Shuab Gamote I referred to : demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...

Joined by report co-author @peterhyman.bsky.social and Schools Standards Minister @georgiagould.bsky.social, the discussion explored exam pressure, pathways beyond university, and how policy can better support young people into work. Read more ⬇️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

Inside the Mind of a Young NEET: APPG on Social Mobility hosts parliamentary roundtable - The Sutton Trust

Unpacking our APPG discussion on barriers facing young NEETs and opportunities for meaningful reform.

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Lots of stuff out there on the importance of narrative in politics but this short piece (from @peterhyman.bsky.social) is really worth a read, not least because it's got some great practical suggestions for how to generate it.

The sink hole where policy goes to die

In today’s attention economy, the government needs to build a ‘story factory’ if it is to get cut-through.

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Confess I have considerable sympathy with @peterhyman.bsky.social here (Source: peterhyman21.substack.com/p/the-age-of...)

Why are so many boys underperforming in school? A new commission has been set up to find the answer to this question – and solutions, writes @peterhyman.bsky.social

Why the time has come for a Boys’ Education Commission

From lower attainment outcomes to being targeted by harmful influencers, boys face a raft of challenges that we need to understand, says the chair of a new commission designed to do just that

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This is a fantastic report - we are utterly failing too many young people, and it is no wonder that many of them feel fed up with the systems around them

Peter Hyman@peterhyman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Inside the Mind of a Young NEET. Powerful testimony from 400 young people across the UK. A call to action. Please share widely. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Download a copy here: open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

"A resilient, talented generation facing too many snakes and not enough ladders"

Peter Hyman@peterhyman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Inside the Mind of a Young NEET. Powerful testimony from 400 young people across the UK. A call to action. Please share widely. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Download a copy here: open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

Wisdom on a platter from @PeterHyman @peterhyman.bsky.social ://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/what-labour-needs-from-its-leader?r=aeupq&utm_medium=ios

What Labour needs from its leader

The Labour Party will only save itself with more courage, better communications and a cause.

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People say Britain is ungovernable. But I just don’t buy it. The British state can be gripped. peterhyman21.substack.com/p/the-25-peo... @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @krishgm.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social

The 25 people who can remake Britain

Britain is not ungovernable. With the right people in the right jobs, all pulling together, good government is possible.

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Inside the Mind of a Young NEET. Powerful testimony from 400 young people across the UK. A call to action. Please share widely. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Download a copy here: open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

Inside the Mind of a Young NEET

Download this powerful report giving a voice to young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET)

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Really valuable work published this morning from @peterhyman.bsky.social and Shaub Gamote. Started reading and am hooked. Gives the results of a huge listening exercise with young people, many NEET, who seem to have spoken very freely. onemillionfutures.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the Mind of a Young NEET

Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote

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Genuinely inspiring (I'm now keen, for instance, to buy one of those knives he mentions just to support the idea) from @peterhyman.bsky.social

The hidden entrepreneurs of Liverpool

Restoring hope to our communities must start with people and ideas not fights over pots of money

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How do we sort truth from lies, quality from rubbish? The lost art of discernment. @robertshrimsley.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

​​The lost art of discernment

Sorting truth from lies, the profound from the trivial, and expertise from quackery is harder than ever and more important.

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A technique to get to the heart of what matters most - the Diamond Nine - and how I used it with Keir Starmer with interesting results. open.substack.com/pub/peterhym... @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social

Diamond Nine

Bringing a teaching technique into politics - with unpredictable results

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Apparently this was Keir Starmer's prioritisation of his goals in government (top priority at the top). From @peterhyman.bsky.social's account of their early strategy meetings.

Diamond Nine

Bringing a teaching technique into politics - with unpredictable results

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The slow death of conversation - how working from home, screen addiction and transactional conversations are destroying connection. And what can be done about it. open.substack.com/pub/peterhym... @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @voice21oracy.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social

The slow death of conversation

We are undergoing the slow death of meaningful conversation under pressure from screens, working from home, and the pace of modern life. It's time to reverse it.

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NEET zero - how to tackle the emergency of our time. Nearly one million young people not in education, employment or training. Well below the OECD average. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

NEET Zero - tackling the emergency of our time

Britain is at risk of losing the next generation. We need to act fast.

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The role of Cabinet Secretary should be scrapped. Here’s why. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

8 reasons why the Cabinet Secretary role should be scrapped.

The government will not 'rewire the state' without a radical change in how it operates

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Good to see Tony Benn’s 5 Tests of Democracy in here, from @peterhyman.bsky.social - an invaluable point of reference which I endeavour to keep top of mind. Try applying them in context of this week’s events, for example.

The questions we ask

Asking better questions adds depth to our lives

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Great opportunity here to work on policy and politics and make a real difference. @labourtogether.bsky.social x.com/LabourTogeth...

Labour Together on X: "We're hiring for our Policy Unit. If you love rigorous policy work, political strategy and making the case for how to build a better Britain, we want to hear from you. Roles are at Senior Adviser and Director level. Apply here: https://t.co/Zw7vVWFSaS Closing date: 14th Jan" / X

We're hiring for our Policy Unit. If you love rigorous policy work, political strategy and making the case for how to build a better Britain, we want to hear from you. Roles are at Senior Adviser and Director level. Apply here: https://t.co/Zw7vVWFSaS Closing date: 14th Jan

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Young people get a triple lock too: locked out of safe public spaces, then locked out of the job market, then locked out of buying a house Cf this brilliant work by @peterhyman.bsky.social & Shuab Gamote for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social & @demos-uk.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-hyman-...

Inside the mind of a 16-year-old

At the next election, 16-year-olds will be able to vote for the first time ever. If politicians don’t help them now, despair will push them into the arms of populists

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Which political party in the UK has best changed their story in 2025? My verdict and marks out of 10. @zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

‘Changing the Story’ - Review of 2025

Which of the political parties best managed to change their story this year?

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How do you actually make real change happen? And how do lumbering institutions stop being swept away by the tide of events? My Substack on A to B thinking. open.substack.com/pub/peterhym... @itvpeston.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @robertshrimsley.bsky.social

A to B thinking

How to make change happen

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Shuab is in sparkling form - a great podcast.

No Sacred Cows@nosacredcows.media · 8mo ago

Shuab Gamote, author of a major @demos-uk.bsky.social study on young people in the UK with @peterhyman.bsky.social joins us this week to slay the sacred cow that politicians are talking to young people - they aren't, and it's well past time to do things differently. Listen now!

This is such an insightful post from @peterhyman.bsky.social. It’s amazing how uninterested so many in government seem to be in getting from A to B or even in what B is. A rare exception was Shabana Mahmood’s sentencing reforms open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

A to B thinking

How to make change happen

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How Keir Starmer’s Winning Strategy has run its course. @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

When your Winning Strategy starts to fail

We all have a Winning Strategy in life, but if we don’t adapt, it can stop us from doing great things.

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A Budget for the future with a description of a new economy - and the measures to get there - is the best way of getting beyond the obsession with filling the ‘hole’ in the public finances. @itvpeston.bsky.social @robertshrimsley.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

A Budget for the future

To convince the sceptics, the coming Budget needs to champion a plan for a new economy

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Essential reading: Shuab Gamote & @peterhyman.bsky.social amplify the voices of KS5 students, revealing the wisdom, clarity & hope they bring to today’s challenges. Let’s empower 16–19s as #rolemodels: credible, grounded, inspiring. Meet them where they are, & listen. The recommendations are 🎯

Peter Hyman@peterhyman.bsky.social · 9mo ago

'Andrew Tate is Dead.' Our report out today - Inside the Mind of a 16-year-old - gets underneath the moral panic and finds out what young people really think. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...