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Spending Review 2025: Tight times ahead, but no return to austerity
12 Jun Civil Service Reform

Spending Review 2025: Tight times ahead, but no return to austerity

Unions air job-security fears as IFS warns settlements leave little scope for “significant” hikes in public sector pay
by Jim Dunton
'A truly co-designed, collaborative effort': How the Evaluation Task Force shook up its annual conference
26 Jun
'A truly co-designed, collaborative effort': How the Evaluation Task Force shook up its annual conference
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
10 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
Derided as the Frankenstein’s monster of Whitehall: Will Labour really abolish DCMS?
05 Jun Civil Service Reform
Derided as the Frankenstein’s monster of Whitehall: Will Labour really abolish DCMS?
Information overload
14 Nov 2012 Policy
Information overload

Vast quantities of information are generated each second, but how can policymakers exploit ‘big data’ to inform their decisions? Ben Willis watched as experts from the worlds of academia, IT and policy tried to make sense of it all


The other Team GB
02 Nov 2012 Culture
The other Team GB

The Olympics Secretariat brought together reps from about 20 government bodies, forming a single team to manage the Games. Tim Fish investigates the complex team established to manage a very complex project.


Frontline: Police special constable
01 Nov 2012 Justice & Home Affairs
Frontline: Police special constable
The rules of engagement
01 Nov 2012 Foreign Affairs
The rules of engagement

Tight rules control how troops can engage in combat; but the regime governing how former military figures can sell their skills and contacts to private companies are much weaker. Joshua Chambers assesses the system.


Infrastructure in the spotlight
01 Nov 2012 Economy
Infrastructure in the spotlight

To ensure greater international competitiveness and help boost Britain’s economy in the long term, the Treasury is prioritising investment in infrastructure. Colin Marrs appraises the government’s efforts


Interview: Stephen Kelly
01 Nov 2012 Commercial
Interview: Stephen Kelly

Stephen Kelly, the government’s new chief operating officer, is in charge of streamlining processes and pursuing efficiency on Whitehall. Joshua Chambers meets the man bringing business practice to the public sector


Entering the digital dojo
01 Nov 2012 Digital, Data & Technology
Entering the digital dojo

As government departments and agencies embrace the use of websites in public service delivery, Joshua Chambers reports on an online debate about the challenges involved in improving Whitehall’s digital skills.


Roundtable: Buying from the boutiques
01 Nov 2012 Commercial
Roundtable: Buying from the boutiques

The government is eager to increase the amount of goods and services it buys from small and medium-sized enterprises. Mark Smulian attends a round table on the opportunities, the challenges – and the solutions


Interview: Dave Penman
01 Nov 2012 HR
Interview: Dave Penman

While new FDA general secretary Dave Penman is a very different character from his predecessor, he tells Matt Ross, the union remains unchanged – but the government’s ever-tougher line demands a more robust response


Five revealing special reports
24 Oct 2012 HR
Five revealing special reports

In summer 2008, CSW began producing special reports: in-depth investigations based on unique primary research. Here we sketch out five that produced some of our most interesting and newsworthy findings.


Interview: Did I really say that?
24 Oct 2012
Interview: Did I really say that?

A selection of comments on which hindsight offers a new perspective


Reflections on CSW
24 Oct 2012 Leadership
Reflections on CSW

Matt Mercer, who edited Whitehall & Westminster World from 2004 to 2008, recalls its launch and sketches out the paper’s development from a niche Whitehall periodical to an influential, UK-wide publication


Frontline: Health charity worker
17 Oct 2012 Health & Social Care
Frontline: Health charity worker

A veteran voluntary sector worker for a Midlands health charity speaks out


17 Oct 2012
Interesting messages
Interview: On the way up
17 Oct 2012 Leadership
Interview: On the way up

A set of interviewees who went on to greater things


Celebrating 200 issues of Civil Service World
17 Oct 2012 Leadership
Celebrating 200 issues of Civil Service World

Scouring the 5,000,000 words in 200 issues of CSW and its predecessor Whitehall & Westminster World, we’ve picked out the stories that made the news, set the agenda, offered an insight – and revealed something fascinating.


Interview: Richard Heaton
17 Oct 2012 HR
Interview: Richard Heaton

Last year the cabinet secretary’s job was split up, creating three vacancies; and now the third job – that of Cabinet Office permanent secretary – has been filled. Joshua Chambers interviews Richard Heaton


Round table: reducing debt
17 Oct 2012 Finance
Round table: reducing debt

While spending budgets are slashed and taxes rise, the government is owed nearly £25bn by UK citizens and businesses. Stuart Watson reports from a Civil Service World round table on how to call in those debts


It’s the taking part that counts
11 Oct 2012
It’s the taking part that counts

By the time of the next election, citizens will have to register to vote using an entirely new system. Joshua Chambers examines the government’s plans for individual voter registration, and the challenges they present


Interview: Jon Thompson
09 Oct 2012 Commercial
Interview: Jon Thompson

The Ministry of Defence’s new permanent secretary, Jon Thompson, tells Matt Ross how he intends to turn this most complex of Whitehall departments into a more professional operation – and dig it out of its financial hole


Frontline: NHS Hospital Laboratory Worker
03 Oct 2012 Health & Social Care
Frontline: NHS Hospital Laboratory Worker

An NHS hospital employee says that reforms are creating a culture of fear about jobs, affecting morale and increasing stress-related illnesses among staff


How many trophies in the Cabinet?
03 Oct 2012 Commercial
How many trophies in the Cabinet?

As the Parliament’s halfway point looms, Tim Fish and Ben Willis examine the Cabinet Office’s progress against the tasks it was set in May 2010 as part of the Coalition’s Programme for Government.


The new frontier of human conflict
03 Oct 2012 Security & Defence
The new frontier of human conflict

As dangers facing the UK develop, so must the means of preventing attack. Joshua Chambers looks at the threats to UK cyber security, and the methods being used to defend Britain’s public and private sectors.


Interview: Malcolm Dawson
25 Sep 2012 Digital, Data & Technology
Interview: Malcolm Dawson

Two years before the budgetary squeeze gripped the civil service, a collapse in the Land Registry’s finances forced it into a painful period of restructuring. Its chief Malcolm Dawson tells Matt Ross about life in a post-cuts world


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