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Restricting civil servants damages good government
10 Jul Civil Service Reform

Restricting civil servants damages good government

The new guidance establishes strict restrictions that would have been unthinkable to Harold Wilson's reformers
by Kevin Keith
Curiosity, collaboration, and courage – here's what it takes to win the Rising Star Award
15 Jul Analysis
Curiosity, collaboration, and courage – here's what it takes to win the Rising Star Award
The promise of a joined-up approach to family support just got closer, but there’s still a way to go
11 Jul Policy
The promise of a joined-up approach to family support just got closer, but there’s still a way to go
The Alternative People Survey: civil servants see the flaws, are fed up with the system, and want real change
09 Jul Civil Service Reform
The Alternative People Survey: civil servants see the flaws, are fed up with the system, and want real change
Opinion: Philip Hammond’s sticking plaster Budget for much of the public sector
30 Oct 2018 Brexit
Opinion: Philip Hammond’s sticking plaster Budget for much of the public sector

More questions than answers for local government and devolution in a Budget that prioritised paving over short-term cracks rather than addressing long-term challenges, says Charlotte Morgan, a policy researcher at New Local Government Network


‘Shameful contempt for staff’: Garry Graham on the details behind the pay judicial review
24 Oct 2018 Government Tax Profession
‘Shameful contempt for staff’: Garry Graham on the details behind the pay judicial review

Trade unions may have lost their court challenge to the government’s pay guidance for civil servants, but the process has revealed details about the decision that was unknown before, says Prospect’s deputy general secretary


‘I have seen it as my responsibility to look for fresh angles, to challenge lazy thinking and to find solutions’: Heywood retires as Cab sec
24 Oct 2018 Leadership
‘I have seen it as my responsibility to look for fresh angles, to challenge lazy thinking and to find solutions’: Heywood retires as Cab sec

Sir Jeremy Heywood reflects on his civil service career as he announces he is to step down as Cabinet secretary to focus on his treatment for cancer


Calling the bluffers: Andrew Greenway’s challenge for civil service generalists
22 Oct 2018
Calling the bluffers: Andrew Greenway’s challenge for civil service generalists
The civil service is too reliant on generalists bluffing their way to the top. So how do we change that? Ask the bluffers, of course
Sir Leigh Lewis: Olly Robbins deserves admiration, not abuse, for his Brexit work
19 Oct 2018 Brexit
Sir Leigh Lewis: Olly Robbins deserves admiration, not abuse, for his Brexit work

When the history of Brexit is written, it will be some of this country’s political leaders, not its civil service, that will be subject to the harshest scrutiny, says the former DWP perm sec


Bronwen Maddox: The Budget represents decision time for government
16 Oct 2018 Finance
Bronwen Maddox: The Budget represents decision time for government

The government faces tough choices on spending, and it’s time it involved the public in that discussion


The effect is multiplied when we look wider: championing LGBT* gender identity and sexual orientation at OneTeamGov
11 Oct 2018
The effect is multiplied when we look wider: championing LGBT* gender identity and sexual orientation at OneTeamGov

As the OneTeamGov LGBT* gender identity and sexual orientation event kicks off in Manchester, Jonathan Mills, executive team gender identity and sexual orientation champion at the Department for Work and Pensions, writes about why providing a space to bring LGBT communities together and share ideas.


Opinion: Why a Department of the Opposition wouldn’t work
05 Oct 2018 Civil Service Reform
Opinion: Why a Department of the Opposition wouldn’t work

Norman Strauss recently argued in CSW that there was a need to create a new ministry for the opposition to help change the civil service and share its expertise more widely across society. In this response, Catherine Haddon, a senior fellow and resident historian at the Institute for Government, sets out why she thinks such a proposal is flawed


Dave Penman: impartiality and integrity are under attack - conspiracy theorists take note
04 Oct 2018 Leadership
Dave Penman: impartiality and integrity are under attack - conspiracy theorists take note

The Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive Inquiry shows what can happen when these values are undermined, writes the FDA chief


Empowering staff and improving productivity: HMRC’s smart working lessons for Whitehall
02 Oct 2018 Civil Service Reform
Empowering staff and improving productivity: HMRC’s smart working lessons for Whitehall

HMRC has been at the forefront of the government’s smarter working agenda, and is attempting to change the culture across one of government’s biggest organisations. There are lessons for other departments in the progress so far, says Luke Heselwood


Bronwen Maddox: How effective is parliament?
01 Oct 2018 Government Tax Profession
Bronwen Maddox: How effective is parliament?

Parliament’s important role of policymaking is not well understood by all civil servants. As its work on Brexit increases, it is time to change that


Opinion: Time to create a Department of the Opposition
24 Sep 2018 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: Time to create a Department of the Opposition

The civil service has many skills but finds itself resistant to change. It needs to disseminate itself more widely across society – and a new ministry for the opposition could do it, according to Margaret Thatcher’s former policy advisor Norman Strauss


Dave Penman: Why trade unions have launched a judicial review on civil service pay
20 Sep 2018 Government Tax Profession
Dave Penman: Why trade unions have launched a judicial review on civil service pay

The lack of consultation over civil service pay has meant that trade unions have had to turn to the law to get the government to the table. It shouldn’t be this way, says the head of the FDA


Andrew Greenway: does the civil service reward bluffers?
17 Sep 2018 Education
Andrew Greenway: does the civil service reward bluffers?

The civil service values two types of knowledge, writes former senior civil servant Andrew Greenway, and understanding of policy is trumped by the skill of navigating Whitehall itself


Opinion: Salmond case shows need for independent complaints procedure in Whitehall
07 Sep 2018 HR
Opinion: Salmond case shows need for independent complaints procedure in Whitehall

Allegations against the former Scottish first minister have hit the headlines, but the Scottish Government has an independent process for dealing with sexual harassment complaints. The UK government needs the same, says FDA’s assistant general secretary Amy Leversidge


Book review: Confessions of a political maverick – “a warts-and-all picture of Westminster by one of its foot soldiers”
10 Aug 2018 Culture
Book review: Confessions of a political maverick – “a warts-and-all picture of Westminster by one of its foot soldiers”

Former MP for Grismby Austin Mitchell’s new book is one that future historians will have on their reading lists, writes Sue Cameron


‘We didn’t quite fit’: Why I set up the civil service social mobility network
03 Aug 2018 HR
‘We didn’t quite fit’: Why I set up the civil service social mobility network

Geraldine Clement explains how she harnessed her own humble beginnings to push for the civil service to do more to support staff from disadvantaged backgrounds


What government leaders can learn from England manager Gareth Southgate
02 Aug 2018 Civil Service Reform
What government leaders can learn from England manager Gareth Southgate

England’s World Cup performances brought the nation together. It also provides lessons for implementing change in government, says former Number 10 Delivery Unit chief Sir Michael Barber


Don't waste our superpowers: let's help managers support neurodiverse civil servants
30 Jul 2018 Communications
Don't waste our superpowers: let's help managers support neurodiverse civil servants

Ross Duncan, of HM Passport Office, says the civil service should make the most of people with neurodiverse conditions as it prepares for an era of digital government and automation


Opinion: why secrecy builds unsustainable pressure in government
24 Jul 2018 Communications
Opinion: why secrecy builds unsustainable pressure in government

With no way to relieve the pressure of secrecy, a closed government is "fundamentally unsustainable, and guaranteed to fail", argues Andrew Greenway


Garry Graham: government handling of civil service pay leaves unions with no choice but to take legal action
18 Jul 2018 Government Tax Profession
Garry Graham: government handling of civil service pay leaves unions with no choice but to take legal action

The government has effectively told civil servants it values them less than other public sector workers, says Prospect’s deputy general secretary. This cannot go unchallenged


Book review: Digital Transformation at Scale – the GDS manual
13 Jul 2018 Civil Service Reform
Book review: Digital Transformation at Scale – the GDS manual

Michelle Clement reviews a guide to digital transformation, written by the people who’ve been there and bought the T-shirt


Bronwen Maddox: A successful Spending Review needs to push through the Brexit fog
12 Jul 2018 Brexit
Bronwen Maddox: A successful Spending Review needs to push through the Brexit fog

It might not yet top the government’s priority list, but no one should underestimate the challenges of the next Spending Review


Healthy valleys: Welsh Government health chief on the devolved NHS, committed staff and Bevan’s legacy
11 Jul 2018 Civil Service Reform
Healthy valleys: Welsh Government health chief on the devolved NHS, committed staff and Bevan’s legacy

The land of NHS founder Aneurin Bevan, Wales has seen a lot of changes since the health service was created 70 years ago. The Welsh Government’s top health official Andrew Goodall reflects on the enduring legacy of one of the nation’s favourite sons


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