In the line of fire: Departing cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill on civil service reform, the Covid response, and being briefed against
10 Aug Civil Service Reform

In the line of fire: Departing cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill on civil service reform, the Covid response, and being briefed against

As Sir Mark Sedwill prepares to leave a job he never asked for, he reflects on the highs and lows of being cabinet secretary
by Beckie Smith and Richard Johnstone
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