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Political Intelligence Review

Most organisations are shaped by forces they have never properly examined.

An independent account of the political and institutional forces shaping your world, and what they mean for strategy, resilience, and decisions.

No published fee. I quote the work before it begins.

Focused · Standard · Comprehensive · Retainer

Who it is for

Your sector’s political and regulatory environment is changing, and you are not sure what that means for strategy
You are making a significant decision, on investment, restructuring, or advocacy, that depends on the political environment
A political or institutional risk has already shown up, and it needs a deeper look. A previous review is useful, not required
You do not need a strategy team, or an earlier review, to start here
It works at a small scale. A charity or a startup facing a funding-rule change has the same need to understand what is coming as a larger firm. The work is a smaller version of the same question

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The judgement is mine. There is no team between us. About the assessor

What it is

Government policy, regulatory behaviour, institutional priorities, and organised advocacy are not background noise. For many organisations they are the operating environment. This review says what those forces mean for you.

Six lenses

L1
Who holds power, on what basis, and how stable is that settlement?
The Political Settlement
L2
What is government actually trying to do, and how seriously?
The Policy Agenda
L3
Who are the key actors, what do they want, and how do they behave?
Institutional Landscape
L4
Who is trying to shape the environment, and with what effect?
Stakeholder Dynamics
L5
What events and turning points could change the operating environment?
Political Risk Horizon
L6
What does all of this mean for this organisation, specifically?
Strategic Implications

What you receive

Intelligence report: a long analytical document, written in prose, structured by lens
Executive briefing: a boardroom summary of the headline findings and the implications
Watch list: forces to track, with urgency ratings and the triggers for a reassessment

What a finding looks like

An illustrative example, written to show the form of the work. It is not a client record.

Lens: L6 Strategic Implications
Judgement: A proposed funding rule would narrow who you can contract with.
Watch: The consultation close date, and whether the rule is carried into the next spending round.

Why this practice

No affiliation
Conducted without commercial, political, or ideological affiliation.

Fees

Fees are not published. The retainer tier in particular is scoped to the organisation. I will price it before any work begins.