Working to make government more effective

Paul Shepley

Former Data Scientist

Paul was a data scientist and contributed to the Institute’s research work on data and digital in government.  

Paul co-led a piece of research into government data sharing practices during the pandemic, and had growing interests in how government uses data, either in for managing itself or in designing and evaluating policy decisions. Additionally, he helped teams across the Institute with their data work, including across all major tracker projects. 

Prior to joining the Institute, Paul was a lecturer in geotechnical engineering at the University of Sheffield, teaching civil engineering students and conducting research experiments on construction processes. This was the topic of his PhD in geotechnical engineering. 

 

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06 OCT 2022 Explainer

Liz Truss's government reshuffle

Liz Truss became prime minister on Tuesday 6 September and immediately launched a substantial reorganisation of the ministerial team.

31 JAN 2022 Analysis paper

Whitehall Monitor 2022

Major reform is needed for government to respond to crises like the pandemic while simultaneously delivering long-term policy goals.  

31 JAN 2022 Explainer

Local government unitarisation

Unitarisation is a type of local government reorganisation that replaces county and district councils in ‘two-tier’ areas with a single tier.

22 SEP 2021 Explainer

Towns Fund

The Towns Fund for England (hereafter the Towns Fund) is a £3.6 billion fund for ‘struggling’ towns across England to support local economic growth.

21 SEP 2021 Report

Levelling up

The government’s flagship levelling up agenda lacks clear objectives, with policies often contradicting ministerial rhetoric about decentralising powe