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The Politburo has spoken: unpicking 'plans' for 91,000 civil service job cuts
16 May Civil Service Reform

The Politburo has spoken: unpicking 'plans' for 91,000 civil service job cuts

Plans to cut one in five civil service jobs are beyond irrational – until you consider the real reason for the announcement
by Dave Penman
Job cuts may grab headlines, but ministers should be on notice: nothing is off the table
16 May HR
Job cuts may grab headlines, but ministers should be on notice: nothing is off the table
Covid and the war in Ukraine are tragically graphic illustrations of the need for trustworthy data
12 May Statistics
Covid and the war in Ukraine are tragically graphic illustrations of the need for trustworthy data
Politicians gloat about their Covid successes, but the truth is nothing to shout about
10 May Coronavirus
Politicians gloat about their Covid successes, but the truth is nothing to shout about
Build Your Organisation: Robin Ryde
08 Aug 2014 Economy
Build Your Organisation: Robin Ryde

Civil service organisations must be agile to succeed – but they’re bound in chains of hierarchy and deference, argues Robin Ryde


Opinion: Peter Riddell, IfG
07 Aug 2014 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: Peter Riddell, IfG

Sailing into uncharted waters, the civil service has no rules on how to help the coalition parties prepare for an election.


Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA
04 Aug 2014 Communications
Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA

After several bruising years, civil servants need the support and funds to achieve ministers’ goals – or the recovery could prompt an exodus 


Build Your Skills: Andre Spicer
01 Aug 2014 Government Tax Profession
Build Your Skills: Andre Spicer

Too many organisational cultures push clever people into doing daft things. The solutions start at the top.


Opinion: University attitudes must change
24 Jun 2014 Education
Opinion: University attitudes must change

Education can help improve social equality, says Alison Wride – but only if the universities radically change their approach to recruiting and teaching students


Opinion: Diana Good
30 May 2014 HR
Opinion: Diana Good

The international development department does great work, says Diana Good – but must improve staff training in order to get better still


Editorial: Right solution, but wrong problem
23 May 2014 Project Delivery
Editorial: Right solution, but wrong problem

HS2 is an intelligent response to Britain’s daft economy


PCS Union: Why we oppose changes to the Highways Agency
14 May 2014 Economy
PCS Union: Why we oppose changes to the Highways Agency

Highways Agency chief Graham Dalton is wrong to argue that his organisation should become a company, argues Mark Dollar


Editorial: a new project for project managers
08 May 2014 Government Tax Profession
Editorial: a new project for project managers

PPM staff lack a coherent profession; they require one, argues Matt Ross, editor of Civil Service World.


Opinion: Tony Travers
29 Apr 2014 Commercial
Opinion: Tony Travers

Outsourcing is here to stay, argues Tony Travers (pictured): the civil service needs the skills to manage providers and to foster competitive markets.


Opinion: Sir Andrew Cahn
25 Apr 2014 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: Sir Andrew Cahn

The UK hasn’t had an EU policy for years, but civil servants still have a duty to fight for our interests in Brussels, argues Sir Andrew Cahn (pictured). 


Opinion: The role of the Cabinet Office
26 Feb 2014 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: The role of the Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office mustn’t let its support work tip over into control, says Rob Whiteman of CIPFA


Opinion: Dr John Louth, RUSI research fellow
29 Nov 2013 Commercial
Opinion: Dr John Louth, RUSI research fellow

The MoD’s procurement reform offensive has suffered a heavy defeat. John Louth considers the prospects of a successful counter-attack


14 Nov 2012 Education
Education department review signals 25% job cuts

A leaked review of the Department for Education (DfE) sets out plans to cut about 1000 jobs, introduce a project team-based structure, focus work on “ministerial priorities” and radically reduce office space.


Opinion: Dr Jon Davis: The role of cabinet secretary is now a public one
01 Nov 2012 Leadership
Opinion: Dr Jon Davis: The role of cabinet secretary is now a public one

“Not until I came to Whitehall did I learn that the country was run by two men, neither of whom I had ever heard of”, said Lord Victor Rothschild of his 1970 meeting with Sir Burke Trend and Sir William Armstrong, secretary to the cabinet and head of the home civil service respectively. But increasingly lurid attention from The Daily Telegraph, The Times and the Daily Mail, along with their Sunday siblings, is making sure that latter day grandees will have no such ignorance as to the name and power of the cabinet secretary since January this year, Sir Jeremy Heywood.


Opinion: Chris Parry says 'A new 'grand strategy' is required for MoD'
17 Oct 2012 Foreign Affairs
Opinion: Chris Parry says 'A new "grand strategy" is required for MoD'

Now new permanent secretary Jon Thompson has his feet well under the table at the Ministry of Defence, he will be on the receiving end of a lot of good – and not so good – advice. I can offer a few thoughts about how the momentum of reform can best be maintained in a high-tempo department characterised by its preponderance of alpha personalities and diversity of vested interests.


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