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Our man in Brazil: Alex Ellis
Alex Ellis has just left his post as the FCO’s director of strategy to become ambassador to Brazil. On his last day in...
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Looking beyond the horizon
Government must plan ahead for long-term social, economic and environmental change, so it employs ‘horizon scanners’...
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New structure to help plan for long term
The Cabinet Office has established a new structure, chaired by cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, to improve government’s...
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MoD warned of post-2014 risks
The government must work with international partners and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) to plug gaps in the allies’...
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Departments face further cuts to fund infrastructure investment
Most central government departments will have to cut spending by two per cent over the next two years in order to fund a...
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Look beyond the gunfire
The National Security Council has improved Whitehall’s planning and coordination. But it’s been busiest where the bullets...
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Experts back Butler in call to appoint historical advisers
Whitehall experts have backed former cabinet secretary Lord Butler in calling for all departments to appoint historical advisers,...
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It’s not enough to learn from history
Ministers & officials must also put those lessons into practice. Lord Butler is quite right to argue that departments...
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Every department should have a historical adviser, argues Lord Butler of Brockwell
On February 21, a seminar was held in the Foreign Office to mark the publication of a book by the head of the FCO Historical...
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Exclusive: NZ reforms contracts model
The New Zealand government is moving away from the system of fixed-term, target-setting contracts for top officials mentioned...
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