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Foreign secretary Boris Johnson’s first select committee grilling provides laughs and helpful sketches of flags, but little policy insight

The outspoken former chair of the Public Accounts Committee chews the fat with Suzannah Brecknell

Leaving the European Union will be a massive task. But the government also needs a strategy for cutting day-to-day spending while maintaining, or indeed improving, the quality of public services

Public Accounts Committee criticises decision to class new carrier bag charges as a deregulatory measure, as officials indicate that many more regulations will soon come under scope of government's Business Impact Target

During my many years inside government I met ministers from all parties who, privately, agreed that universal Winter Fuel Payments were a costly and untargeted indulgence which we could ill afford

Jacqui Gavin tells Jonathan Owen about her role as chair of a:gender, the civil service’s support network for staff who are transgender, and rates Whitehall’s progress on diversity

As departments work hard to deliver reforms and savings, how can they ensure opportunities for connecting are identified and exploited? That was the question put before participants at a recent Civil Service World round table. Mark Smulian reports 

Transport permanent secretary Philip Rutnam's request for a ministerial direction over funding guarantees for the controversial project to build a new bridge over the Thames brings the total number of directions since last May to seven - more than twice the number under the coalition government

Government Digital Service's director of data is the latest in a line of senior leaders to leave the the central team

As the civil service tries to put meat on the bones of its social mobility strategy, Matt Foster meets the people trying to make the organisation more welcoming to staff from working class backgrounds – and shake off Whitehall’s “white, male and Oxbridge” image for good

Fast Stream assessment now much more focused on "real-life work scenarios", says Gillian Smith, after report warns of lack of working class representation in the scheme

As MPs went round in circles on Chilcot and the EU referendum, the FDA general secretary Dave Penman wondered how Sir Jeremy Heywood maintained his calm, settled demeanour

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

Sir Suma Chakrabarti did more than most to bring the civil service into the 21st century. Now that he’s president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Sam Macrory offers a penny for his thoughts

Former perm sec says tells CSW his time as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has shown him that UK civil service is probably the "best in the world". Image credit: Photoshot

Wellbeing and protection agency consults on £400m "science hub" to replace Porton and other sites

Former Highways England boss Graham Dalton joins Ministry of Defence’s property division

Ex-immigration and enforcement chief Amanda Campbell takes up post as troubled watchdog’s chief executive officer 

As fresh Office for National Statistics data shines a light on headcount, salary and diversity within the civil service, CSW's Jim Dunton analyses the key findings

New deputy director for international trade to lead a team promoting UK's transport industry in a post-Brexit world

Annual resource bulletin claims fall down to “bedding in” of Levene Reforms

Think-tank raises eyebrow at PM’s capacity to turn her Conservative Party Conference pledges into reality against backdrop of further belt-tightening and Brexit uncertainty

New ONS stats show 8% rise in female representation at SCS level since 2008

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