Substack - Changing the Story. Former advisor to Tony Blair and Keir Starmer. Former headteacher.https://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3mtv7s52qe22dLack of sleep is destroying the mental health of many young people. And many 12 and 13-year-olds have stopped having any kind of meaningful bedtime any more. https://peterhyman21.substack.com/p/the-death-of-bedtime25 Aug 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtv7s52qe22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3mrer224yos26The first 100 days matter. So does the second and third. How can government become more strategic and get a grip? https://peterhyman21.substack.com/p/the-first-100-days-and-the-next @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social24 Jul 2026 06:47 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrer224yos26https://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3mnwhpkc2ak2oPeople say Britain is ungovernable. But I just don’t buy it. The British state can be gripped. https://peterhyman21.substack.com/p/the-25-people-who-can-remake-britain @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @krishgm.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social10 Jun 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwhpkc2ak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3mmee4hqrqc2zInside the Mind of a Young NEET. Powerful testimony from 400 young people across the UK. A call to action. Please share widely. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Download a copy here: https://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/inside-the-mind-of-a-young-neet?r=4g3aiz&utm_medium=ios21 May 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmee4hqrqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3mj5lgnge422xHow do we sort truth from lies, quality from rubbish? The lost art of discernment. @robertshrimsley.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/the-lost-art-of-discernment?r=4g3aiz&utm_medium=ios10 Apr 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5lgnge422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3mhsuqrl4ac22A technique to get to the heart of what matters most - the Diamond Nine - and how I used it with Keir Starmer with interesting results. https://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/diamond-nine?r=4g3aiz&utm_medium=ios @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social24 Mar 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsuqrl4ac22https://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3mhafuus2gk22The slow death of conversation - how working from home, screen addiction and transactional conversations are destroying connection. And what can be done about it. https://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/the-slow-death-of-conversation?r=4g3aiz&utm_medium=ios @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @voice21oracy.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social17 Mar 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhafuus2gk22https://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3mgafddsf3k2gNEET zero - how to tackle the emergency of our time. Nearly one million young people not in education, employment or training. Well below the OECD average. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/neet-zero-tackling-the-emergency?r=4g3aiz&utm_medium=ios04 Mar 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgafddsf3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3meqc5fpb2s2cThe role of Cabinet Secretary should be scrapped. Here’s why. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/8-reasons-why-the-cabinet-secretary?r=4g3aiz&utm_medium=ios13 Feb 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqc5fpb2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3mbqlccvuhs2pGreat opportunity here to work on policy and politics and make a real difference. @labourtogether.bsky.social https://x.com/LabourTogether/status/2007380126145945682?s=2006 Jan 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqlccvuhs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3ma3z5myjs22qWhich political party in the UK has best changed their story in 2025? My verdict and marks out of 10. @zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/changing-the-story-review-of-2025?r=4g3aiz&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay16 Dec 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3z5myjs22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3m7kc4n3cck2fHow do you actually make real change happen? And how do lumbering institutions stop being swept away by the tide of events? My Substack on A to B thinking. https://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/a-to-b-thinking?r=4g3aiz&utm_medium=ios @itvpeston.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @robertshrimsley.bsky.social09 Dec 2025 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kc4n3cck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3m7kbytojsk2fShuab is in sparkling form - a great podcast. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2025 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kbytojsk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterhyman.bsky.social/post/3m6w5ajtpmc26How Keir Starmer’s Winning Strategy has run its course. @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/peterhyman21/p/when-your-winning-strategy-starts?r=4g3aiz&utm_medium=ios01 Dec 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:uh35d2kmx47cpva4iveg35py/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6w5ajtpmc26