Johnson will not mourn end of Trump presidency, says ex-cab sec Sedwill
19 Jan Foreign Affairs

Johnson will not mourn end of Trump presidency, says ex-cab sec Sedwill

Former cabinet secretary says those who claimed PM would have preferred Biden to lose US election were “mistaken”
by Jim Dunton
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
20 Jan HR
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
Theresa May accuses Boris Johnson of ‘abandoning’ UK’s ‘moral leadership’
20 Jan Foreign Affairs
Theresa May accuses Boris Johnson of ‘abandoning’ UK’s ‘moral leadership’
NHS Test and Trace’s army of consultants will be cut ‘markedly’
20 Jan Coronavirus
NHS Test and Trace’s army of consultants will be cut ‘markedly’
Government ‘working towards’ publishing new digital strategy this year
07 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Government ‘working towards’ publishing new digital strategy this year
Plan was due to be published in autumn last year
Home Office seeks next counter-terrorism chief
07 Jan HR
Home Office seeks next counter-terrorism chief
Up to £140,000 on offer to lead Office for Security and Counter Terrorism
Heywood Foundation seeks ideas to transform public services post-Covid
06 Jan Coronavirus
Heywood Foundation seeks ideas to transform public services post-Covid
Up to £25,000 up for grabs in Heywood Foundation Public Policy Prize
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
06 Jan Brexit
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
IfG urges Rishi Sunak to avoid propping up companies that will not survive EU exit with pandemic aid
Nurse and NHS chief to lead DHSC’s multibillion-pound hospital programme
05 Jan Health & Social Care
Nurse and NHS chief to lead DHSC’s multibillion-pound hospital programme
Natalie Forrest to oversee plans to "build 40 new hospitals by 2030" after leading Nightingale construction
Privately educated more likely to land Fast Stream place, data shows
05 Jan HR
Privately educated more likely to land Fast Stream place, data shows
Civil service’s flagship graduate programme harder to access for applicants who went to state schools
PM announces new lockdown for England as Covid cases soar
05 Jan Coronavirus
PM announces new lockdown for England as Covid cases soar
Announcement comes after chief medical officers raise pandemic alert level to 5
Antonia Romeo named MoJ permanent secretary
04 Jan HR
Antonia Romeo named MoJ permanent secretary
DIT perm sec moves back to department where she spent 'majority of her career'
Hancock refuses to rule out new coronavirus lockdown
04 Jan Coronavirus
Hancock refuses to rule out new coronavirus lockdown
The health secretary said the existing tier system "isn't strong enough"
National Crime agency head Lynne Owens gets damehood in New Year Honours
04 Jan HR
National Crime agency head Lynne Owens gets damehood in New Year Honours
HMPPS chief and Scotland's chief scientific adviser also among civil servants recognised this year
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
04 Jan Coronavirus
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
Resolution Foundation says Treasury must prepare for economy to be 6% smaller than OBR prediction by Easter
'The damage is done': government's threat of breaking Brexit agreement 'utterly disreputable', Jonathan Jones says
23 Dec 2020 Brexit
'The damage is done': government's threat of breaking Brexit agreement 'utterly disreputable', Jonathan Jones says
Top lawyer who resigned over internal market bill slams government's "completely bonkers and hugely damaging approach"
Diversity and inclusion coaching to be ‘integrated’ into core civil service training
22 Dec 2020 HR
Diversity and inclusion coaching to be ‘integrated’ into core civil service training
Move follows controversial decision to scrap unconscious bias training after Behavioural Insights Team says programmes cannot demonstrate their worth
PM chairs Cobra meeting as Europe isolates UK over new Covid strain
21 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
PM chairs Cobra meeting as Europe isolates UK over new Covid strain
Former chief scientific adviser says government needs to accelerate plans for a new nationwide lockdown
Sunak sets budget date and extends furlough scheme again
21 Dec 2020 Finance
Sunak sets budget date and extends furlough scheme again
Chancellor confirms business and employee support packages will roll into 2021-22 financial year
Latest high-earners figures detail government’s best-paid officials
18 Dec 2020 HR
Latest high-earners figures detail government’s best-paid officials
Data shows cab sec Simon Case and civil service COO Alex Chisholm are way down the table and both earn less than their predecessors
DCMS: new regime will give more control over Google and Facebook
17 Dec 2020 Culture
DCMS: new regime will give more control over Google and Facebook
Minister pledges Digital Markets Unit will deliver and enforce code to make global giants give public greater say in how their data is collected and used
Ofqual chair steps down after 'difficult summer'
17 Dec 2020 Education
Ofqual chair steps down after 'difficult summer'
Roger Taylor hands in his notice, citing A-Level grades row
Priti Patel dubs shouting and swearing allegations ‘not accurate’
17 Dec 2020 HR
Priti Patel dubs shouting and swearing allegations ‘not accurate’
Home secretary says she has not seen full version of Alex Allan’s investigation into her treatment of civil servants
No.10 seeks prime minister's next spokesperson in ongoing comms shake-up
17 Dec 2020 Communications
No.10 seeks prime minister's next spokesperson in ongoing comms shake-up
£120,000 on offer for the successor to James Slack, who was promoted to comms director
Outsourcers that fall short could be blacklisted under procurement reforms
16 Dec 2020 Civil Service Reform
Outsourcers that fall short could be blacklisted under procurement reforms
Green paper sets out measures to improve quality, prevent corruption and embed "transparency as standard"
PM overruled civil service chief on settlement for spad sacked by Cummings
16 Dec 2020 HR
PM overruled civil service chief on settlement for spad sacked by Cummings
Ministerial direction letters reveal Manzoni advised Boris Johnson to negotiate with Sonia Khan
Ministers don’t understand ‘depth of anger’ on civil service pay
15 Dec 2020 HR
Ministers don’t understand ‘depth of anger’ on civil service pay
Parliamentary debate comes as Cabinet Office confirms pay freeze will apply to SCS
Support staff at BEIS vote to strike over Covid-19 safety concerns
14 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
Support staff at BEIS vote to strike over Covid-19 safety concerns
Union says department should limit staff in Whitehall HQ to prevent contractors “unnecessarily endangering their health”