I posted this on here before, but it’s a great opportunity and I've already had some people say they've applied, so I thought I'd post it again.
Jeremy Heywood was a former Cabinet Secretary who served five Prime Ministers. From my time working in Whitehall in my 30s, I know he was widely regarded as a titan in the Civil Service and a master problem solver.
This competition, with a £25,000 top prize, has been set up by the foundation founded in his memory as a chance for you to put forward your solutions – big or small – to improve Britain.
It is split into two parts: the first asks you to identify a single challenge or opportunity that the pandemic has highlighted and the second is to identify a policy solution. Submissions are short, and the idea is the key.
Question 1
- Top Prize: £5,000
- 10 Runner-ups: £500 each
Question 2
- Top Prize: £25,000
- Second Prize: £10,000
- Third Prize: £5,000
- 15 Runner-ups: £1,000 each
Lots of you write to me with policy ideas all the time, so this is a fantastic opportunity to put those forward to a panel of senior politicians, policy experts, and former senior civil servants. Michael Gove, leading the Cabinet Office, has pledged to look at putting the best ideas into practice.
You can apply by clicking here.
