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Culture champion Arts Council England has fared better than some organisations dependent on public funds in recent years. But its chief executive is conscious of the need for the body to remain in tune with the nation as a whole, not just a metropolitan elite. Colin Marrs reports

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

Emails reveal Sue Gray was unhappy with foreign secretary’s decision to waive £6,000 room charge for Institute for Free Trade

Council to bankroll new office development in drive for share of Brexit-related quango expansion

Firm says bolstered transparency, a fair dealing ethos and more break-clauses should be introduced in wake of Carillion’s demise

Theresa May will set out her confirmed Brexit strategy next week following talks between top ministers and senior officials 

Every day staff see the pressure on defence caused by pay restraint, delays to procurement orders and purchasing of cheaper foreign equipment to cut costs

Specialist PMI provider and mutual insurance society, CS Healthcare, is pleased to announce the appointment of Adrian Fowler as Sales & Business Development Leader

Report suggests UK’s top negotiator is increasingly frustrated at being sidelined in Brexit talks

The centenary of women’s suffrage is a good opportunity to start making sure government is held to account to properly measure the impact of decisions on woman

Departmental perm sec reveals Brexit funding for 2018-19 has not yet been agreed with the Treasury

Government insists agreed transition will have an end date, ahead of a Brexit war Cabinet meeting in Chequers 

Northern Ireland secretary responds to calls from DUP leader Arlene Foster to intervene in absence of devolved government 

Sacked first secretary of state calls for publication of Brexit analysis as more MPs accuse the Treasury of blocking leave plans

To build an organisation that makes good strategic decisions, leaders should learn from the way emergency services respond to critical incidents

Committee has concluded that Baroness Stowell was “unable to withstand scrutiny” in pre-appointment hearing

Vodafone today announced the commencement of trials of the world’s first air traffic control drone tracking and safety technology.

Appointment means government’s biggest professional grouping will be one of only two headed up by a departmental perm sec

Environment select committee calls on department to analyse impact of Brexit on agriculture and introduce fund for UK farmers

As he leaves the civil service after 40 years, Sir Robert Devereux, outgoing permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions, reflects on complicated projects, how to lead large organisations and facing select committees

Independent review offers five recommendations to help department deliver aid more effectively

All participants in tax-appeal hearings to take part remotely during trial scheme

Former chief scientific adviser to government has warned tough post-Brexit migration rules could hamper scientific research

Prime minister has announced the government will consider lowering the £9,250 maximum annual charge as part of wide-ranging higher education report