Steve O’Neil

General election 2017: manifestos and the trouble with a snap vote
24 Apr 2017 Government Tax Profession
General election 2017: manifestos and the trouble with a snap vote

Faced with an unexpected election, political parties will be scrambling to write manifestos – and civil servants will be working to analyse them. Steve O’Neil sets out what to look for
What I learned when I made the leap from Whitehall to Westminster
25 Oct 2016 Government Tax Profession
What I learned when I made the leap from Whitehall to Westminster

Steve O'Neil went from being a civil servant in the Department for Education to helping the Liberal Democrats draw up their 2015 manifesto as the party's deputy head of policy. He tells CSW what he learned on the journey – and why he believes good policymaking requires both public consent and rigorous planning