Simon Gallagher
Former Director of Planning in the Department for Communities and Local Government, offering a civil service perspective on policy formulation, implementation and the practicalities of planning.
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Jan 24, 2026 • 1h 8min
How Does Bad Policy Get Made?
Steve Quartermain, former Chief Planner, brings frontline planning practice. Rachel Maclean, former Minister of State for Housing & Planning, gives the ministerial political view. Simon Gallagher, ex-Director of Planning in DCLG, shares civil service policy process. Jack Airey, policy adviser with Number 10 experience, explains how ideas travel in Westminster. They discuss how policies form, manifesto pressures, implementation hurdles and why reforms often stall.
