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From the editor: Has the government become mission-oriented?
31 Jul Civil Service Reform

From the editor: Has the government become mission-oriented?

In the end, the Spending Review did not put mission-based working front and centre, but look closely and it's clear that the five missions did still exert some influence on the chancellor's allocations
by Jess Bowie and Suzannah Brecknell
From missions to milestones: what the Mission Delivery Unit’s move to No.10 tells us about delivery from the centre
08 Sep Civil Service Reform
From missions to milestones: what the Mission Delivery Unit’s move to No.10 tells us about delivery from the centre
In praise of the process: Laurie Magnus’s report on Angela Rayner
08 Sep Politics & Constitution
In praise of the process: Laurie Magnus’s report on Angela Rayner
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
04 Sep HR
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
John Manzoni: how to help government use data analytics to fight fraud
05 Aug 2019 Analysis
John Manzoni: how to help government use data analytics to fight fraud

John Manzoni highlights the progress being made on the use of data as an asset to counter fraud, and invites civil servants and all interested sectors to share and contribute to a government thought paper on how to do more


Opinion: Think Britain beats the world on digital services? Think again. China rules the digital waves
26 Jul 2019
Opinion: Think Britain beats the world on digital services? Think again. China rules the digital waves

In China, a bold approach to working with the private sector is having a huge impact which has put it at the forefront of digital government, says Joshua Chambers


What ministers want: advice for civil servants about to meet the new boss
18 Jul 2019 Government Tax Profession
What ministers want: advice for civil servants about to meet the new boss

The only certainty in the Conservative leadership race is that some civil servants will get a new boss, says the Institute for Government’s Tim Durrant


Coming together after Brexit: Why devolved public bodies must find ways to work across borders
12 Jul 2019
Coming together after Brexit: Why devolved public bodies must find ways to work across borders

To successfully handle new post-Brexit powers, public bodies across the UK will need to build on ways they already work together – and manage divergence – across the nations


Leigh Lewis: The Darroch affair should have been a storm in an embassy teacup
10 Jul 2019 Foreign Affairs
Leigh Lewis: The Darroch affair should have been a storm in an embassy teacup

 Trump's petulant and quasi-hysterical reaction has served only to prove the Darroch hypothesis


Dave Penman: We’ve always defended civil service impartiality. Now it’s time to get on the front foot
10 Jul 2019 Government Tax Profession
Dave Penman: We’ve always defended civil service impartiality. Now it’s time to get on the front foot

Taking a stand for civil service impartiality is more important now than at any time in the past 100 years


Andrew Greenway: Can you do complicated tasks while being sniped at by ingrates? Government has Brexit jobs for you
01 Jul 2019 Brexit
Andrew Greenway: Can you do complicated tasks while being sniped at by ingrates? Government has Brexit jobs for you

Following news of Olly Robbins' likely departure, Brexiteers must stop treating civil servants like parents turning up at your first Glastonbury and act with level-headedness


Contract management: Gareth Rhys Williams reports on six months of training Whitehall’s goalkeepers
27 Jun 2019 Commercial
Contract management: Gareth Rhys Williams reports on six months of training Whitehall’s goalkeepers

Government chief commercial officer Gareth Rhys Williams has set out ambitious plans to improve contract management across government. He tells CSW what has been achieved in the first six months of a new accreditation scheme


Select committees: what MPs want from sessions with civil servants
26 Jun 2019 Government Tax Profession
Select committees: what MPs want from sessions with civil servants

Select committees have a key duty to hold those who hold power to account. Former MP Huw Edwards looks at how they have changed in the 40 years since they were created, and what parliamentarians are looking for when they are taking evidence.


Book review: An exploration of Westminster’s failings that should be required reading for civil servants
17 Jun 2019 Operational Delivery
Book review: An exploration of Westminster’s failings that should be required reading for civil servants

Isabel Hardman’s examination of the inhabitants of parliament reveals some of the factors that have contributed to the country’s current crisis, writes Anthony Fitzsimmons


Joe Owen: The hardest part of Brexit is still to come
11 Jun 2019 Brexit
Joe Owen: The hardest part of Brexit is still to come

The scale, constraints and pressure of Brexit have very few comparators – and the clock is ticking. Is it any wonder that the complexity of trying to deliver it is keeping civil servants up at night?


Dave Penman: Government should reveal the details of a no-deal Brexit
04 Jun 2019 Brexit
Dave Penman: Government should reveal the details of a no-deal Brexit

In these unprecedented circumstances, we should ditch the convention of confidentiality around civil servants’ advice to ministers – for the good of us all, says the FDA general secretary


Andrew Greenway: Civil servants should prepare for another round of Whitehall reorganisations
03 Jun 2019 Civil Service Reform
Andrew Greenway: Civil servants should prepare for another round of Whitehall reorganisations

As Tory hopefuls set out their stall for the role of PM, the civil service had better prepare for deckchair shuffling and another round of pointless departmental name changes


Dr Hannah White: How the House of Commons has been empowered by Brexit
21 May 2019 Brexit
Dr Hannah White: How the House of Commons has been empowered by Brexit

Government must learn the lessons of its bruising parliamentary experiences if it is to deliver on its plans to leave the EU


Andrew Greenway: Departments taking flak for recognising civil servants are under pressure tells us a lot about Brexit Britain
13 May 2019 Government Tax Profession
Andrew Greenway: Departments taking flak for recognising civil servants are under pressure tells us a lot about Brexit Britain

Civil servants have always worked under pressure, but Brexit has upped the level considerably. Sneering at departments helping staff deal with stress benefits no-one, says Andrew Greenway


Trussed up on pay: Dave Penman on the latest plan from the Treasury’s Great Disruptor
08 May 2019 HR
Trussed up on pay: Dave Penman on the latest plan from the Treasury’s Great Disruptor

Whatever crisis the country faces, Liz Truss is always on hand to lambast civil servants


Mark Sedwill’s three hats: the pros and cons of no longer having a full-time national security adviser
01 May 2019
Mark Sedwill’s three hats: the pros and cons of no longer having a full-time national security adviser

Re-combining the role of national security adviser with the post of cabinet secretary undoes a reform made in 2010. Dr Joe Devanny asks if the decision is the right one.


‘A pat on the head doesn’t pay the bills’: Garry Graham on Theresa May’s letter to civil servants
29 Apr 2019 Brexit
‘A pat on the head doesn’t pay the bills’: Garry Graham on Theresa May’s letter to civil servants

The prime minister’s warm words are well intentioned but ring hollow when civil servants are under attack and pay restraint remains


Opinion: The UK civil service may be the world’s best, but even a Rolls Royce needs a competent driver
25 Apr 2019 Digital, Data & Technology
Opinion: The UK civil service may be the world’s best, but even a Rolls Royce needs a competent driver

At a time when Brexit is revealing a lot about UK governance, a new report has found the British civil service is the worldwide leader. Calum Miller of the Blavatnik School of Government, which published the report, explains the ranking


'It's such a lovely thing to be recognised for the work you do': Kate Abbott reflects on her Diversity & Inclusion Awards win
24 Apr 2019
'It's such a lovely thing to be recognised for the work you do': Kate Abbott reflects on her Diversity & Inclusion Awards win

Ahead of this year's Diversity & Inclusion Awards, Kate Abbott, winner of the Cabinet Secretary's Inclusion Award 2018, blogs about what the win has meant for her 


If government wants to use private providers more effectively, it needs better data
09 Apr 2019 Commercial
If government wants to use private providers more effectively, it needs better data

The government's Outsourcing Playbook addresses some big problems in outsourcing, but there are still gaps to be plugged, writes Benoit Guerin


Rejecting innovative and cost-saving outsourcers is an extreme move dripping in dogma
09 Apr 2019 Brexit
Rejecting innovative and cost-saving outsourcers is an extreme move dripping in dogma

Only by working better together can industry and government restore public trust in public-private partnerships, writes Matthew Fell


Jill Rutter: It's hard to overstate Brexit’s impact on Whitehall
05 Apr 2019 Brexit
Jill Rutter: It's hard to overstate Brexit’s impact on Whitehall

Two years since Article 50 was triggered – and longer since EU referendum campaigning hit its stride – the Brexit effect on both the civil service and parliament has been profound


Dave Penman: In a batsh*t Brexit world, someone’s got to stand up for the civil service
29 Mar 2019 Brexit
Dave Penman: In a batsh*t Brexit world, someone’s got to stand up for the civil service

Now Remainer voices have joined the fray, civil service values are under attack like never before


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