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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
The view from the 83 bus: Why place matters for health and how mayors are getting it right
18 Jul Health & Social Care
The view from the 83 bus: Why place matters for health and how mayors are getting it right
Civil Service Awards: With one week until nominations close – here's why they matter so much
17 Jul Leadership
Civil Service Awards: With one week until nominations close – here's why they matter so much
Civil servants should get on the road and be ready to listen – reflections from a civil servant who moved into civil society
17 Jul
Civil servants should get on the road and be ready to listen – reflections from a civil servant who moved into civil society
Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA
20 Oct 2014 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA

The referendum offered a neat demonstration of the civil service’s capabilities. Now we must learn from its experiences


Opinion: Peter Riddell, IfG
20 Oct 2014 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: Peter Riddell, IfG

Pre-election contacts have now begun between opposition and perm secs, but this flawed system should be improved


Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA
25 Sep 2014 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA

Civil servants achieve so much for the public good, argues Dave Penman, but rarely get the praise they deserve: their leaders should sing their praises more loudly – even if it gets the critics irate


Opinion: Rob Whiteman on leading - and abolishing - the UKBA
24 Sep 2014 Security & Defence
Opinion: Rob Whiteman on leading - and abolishing - the UKBA

Former UK Border Agency chief executive Rob Whiteman writes about the challenges and frustrations of heading up, and ultimately dismantling, the organisation


Robin Ryde: Build Your Organisation
19 Sep 2014 Government Tax Profession
Robin Ryde: Build Your Organisation

Leaders across the civil service are wrestling with change management. Here’s how to rise to the challenge


Build your skills: Zahir Irani
19 Sep 2014 Education
Build your skills: Zahir Irani

An MBA has long opened doors in the business world – but the qualification is just as valuable to civil servants


Opinion: Ian Watmore on the Olympics
17 Sep 2014 Commercial
Opinion: Ian Watmore on the Olympics

Former Cabinet Office perm sec Ian Watmore explains why the Olympics worked so well – and how officials avoided pitfalls such as political meddling and hasty deadlines


Beyond the comfort zone - Steve Douglas
12 Sep 2014 HR
Beyond the comfort zone - Steve Douglas

A monthly interview with people who've crossed organisational and sectoral boundaries to join a new working world.


Looking Across: Bharti Patel, ECPAT UK CEO
12 Sep 2014 Leadership
Looking Across: Bharti Patel, ECPAT UK CEO

Perspectives from outside the civil service


Build Your Organisation: Rob Haslam
04 Sep 2014 Economy
Build Your Organisation: Rob Haslam

Improving board performance would reduce staff turnover and cut the number of costly project failures.


Excellence in delivery
03 Sep 2014 Government Tax Profession
Excellence in delivery

Lord Browne of Madingley, Lead Non-Executive Director, HM Government offers and overview of the progress the civil service has seen in recent years.


Richard Thomas on championing freedom of information
28 Aug 2014 Policy
Richard Thomas on championing freedom of information

"I trailblazed freedom of information on Whitehall"

 


Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA
27 Aug 2014 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA

Picking the right civil service CEO is important. But, FDA general secretary Dave Penman argues that any candidate will encounter the job's structural challenges.


Build Your Skills
22 Aug 2014 Government Tax Profession
Build Your Skills

The secret of great leadership lies not in management books, but in learning to identify and understand your emotions.


Editorial: CSW too white? Don't shoot the messenger
19 Aug 2014 Government Tax Profession
Editorial: CSW too white? Don't shoot the messenger

CSW magazine is full of white men. But don't shoot the messenger: we're depicting the reality of Whitehall's top leadership.


Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA
19 Aug 2014 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: Dave Penman, FDA

Picking the right civil service CEO is important. But any candidate will encounter the job's structural challenges.


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


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