Benjamin Barnard, Author at Policy Exchange

Benjamin Barnard

Head of Technology Policy

Benjamin Barnard, Head of Technology Policy at Policy Exchange. Benjamin leads Policy Exchange’s research into Government Reform, Technology Policy and the Digital Economy. He joined Policy Exchange in July 2019 after graduating from Christ Church, Oxford with a First Class degree in History.

Uncovering the hidden wiring of Whitehall

by Benjamin Barnard | Jan 20, 2022

Related Content Lord Hennessy spent his entire journalistic career writing about the machinery of government in Britain. His classic 1996 work “The Hidden Wiring: Unearthing The British Constitution” set out how the British Constitution operated in practice and...

Open, Meritocratic and Transparent

by Benjamin Barnard | Nov 8, 2021

Related Content Reforming Civil Service Appointments Featuring a Foreword by Lord Macpherson of Earls Court, Open, Meritocratic and Transparent calls for an urgent overhaul of Civil Service appointments in light of recent revelations about the appointment of Lex...

Government Reimagined

by Benjamin Barnard | May 24, 2021

Related Content A Handbook for Reform Findings from the Policy Exchange Reform of Government Commission, Chaired by Dame Patricia Hodgson Policy Exchange has convened a distinguished Reform of Government Commission, chaired by Dame Patricia Hodgson DBE, to determine...

A Global Maritime Power

by Benjamin Barnard | Oct 30, 2020

Related Content Building a Better Future For Post-Brexit Britain The UK is one of the world’s leading maritime nations. As it leaves the European Union, Britain’s status as a leading economic and geo-political power depends upon the strength of its maritime industry....

Verified

by Benjamin Barnard | Oct 26, 2020

Related Content The UK’s Digital Identity Dilemmas Every day we have to prove that we are who we say are. At present, proving one’s identity online can be cumbersome and difficult in the UK, so citizens often end up sending sensitive documents, such as passports and...