'When winter comes, I don’t know how we'll cope': DWP staff struggle to pay for essentials amid cost-of-living crisis
29 Sep HR

'When winter comes, I don’t know how we'll cope': DWP staff struggle to pay for essentials amid cost-of-living crisis

Civil servants describe being "let down, seriously underpaid and undervalued" as they choose between basics and visit foodbanks
by Tevye Markson
Inflation will reduce MoD’s spending power, perm sec warns
30 Sep Civil Service Reform
Inflation will reduce MoD’s spending power, perm sec warns
Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
30 Sep Economics
Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
'Scandalous': Union slams DWP over hundreds of redundancy offers
29 Sep HR
'Scandalous': Union slams DWP over hundreds of redundancy offers
‘The ultimate public servant’: Civil service heavyweights pay tribute to the Queen
09 Sep HR
‘The ultimate public servant’: Civil service heavyweights pay tribute to the Queen
Former cabinet secretaries, perm secs and unions mark passing of nation’s longest-serving monarch
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
09 Sep Communications
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
ICO also tells BEIS to improve disclosure practices as part of new willingness to act on poor performance
Liz Truss leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth, 'the rock on which our country was built'
08 Sep
Liz Truss leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth, 'the rock on which our country was built'
World leaders and ministers praise monarch's legacy after Buckingham Palace confirms the Queen has died aged 96
Kwarteng sacks Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar
08 Sep Finance
Kwarteng sacks Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar
New chancellor’s change-of-leadership demand sees Scholar leave ‘with immediate effect’
DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
08 Sep Education
DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
Susan Acland-Hood tells MPs surging inflation should not prevent schools from delivering commitment
Cabinet Office denies conflict over crown rep's role at MoD supplier
08 Sep Security & Defence
Cabinet Office denies conflict over crown rep's role at MoD supplier
Michael Keegan, who works with BAE Systems and is a NED for Centerprise, will avoid conversations on bidding
Cummings broke anti-corruption rules, Cabinet Office finally confirms
08 Sep HR
Cummings broke anti-corruption rules, Cabinet Office finally confirms
After 14 months, Cabinet Office finally admits former top aide to Boris Johnson broke lobbying rules
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
07 Sep Security & Defence
FCDO second perm sec named national security adviser
Liz Truss moves Stephen Lovegrove to short-term defence industrial adviser role
Rees-Mogg leaves civil service reform behind in move to BEIS
07 Sep Civil Service Reform
Rees-Mogg leaves civil service reform behind in move to BEIS
Nadhim Zahawi and Edward Argar will oversee public service reform after government efficiency minister's promotion
Departing ministers warned not to break anti-lobbying rules amid reshuffle
07 Sep HR
Departing ministers warned not to break anti-lobbying rules amid reshuffle
Acoba chair Eric Pickles has said not all ministers understand the rules for taking up appointments outside government
Truss cabinet reshuffle: who's in and who's out
07 Sep Politics & Constitution
Truss cabinet reshuffle: who's in and who's out
Kwasi Kwarteng, Suella Braverman and James Cleverly get top jobs – while others get the sack
Union chiefs urge Truss to ‘rethink’ stance on ethics adviser
07 Sep Civil Service Reform
Union chiefs urge Truss to ‘rethink’ stance on ethics adviser
FDA and Prospect bosses call on new PM to appoint successor to Christopher Geidt
Keeping tabs on work-issued mobile activity with Antenna Partner Content
07 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Keeping tabs on work-issued mobile activity with Antenna
How can public sector organisations keep track of calls, texts and instant messages in the world of ultra-flexi, hybrid working? Stuart Williams, CTO at FourNet, and Andrew Bale, EVP at Tango Networks, explain
NICS launches Fast Stream-esque graduate scheme
06 Sep HR
NICS launches Fast Stream-esque graduate scheme
30 places on offer for new £32k-a-year accelerated-leadership programme
Patel and Dorries resign from cabinet after Truss wins leadership race
06 Sep Culture
Patel and Dorries resign from cabinet after Truss wins leadership race
Outgoing home secretary says job has been the "honour of my life" ahead of expected reshuffle
Johnson praises 'fantastic' No.10 staff in final speech as PM
06 Sep HR
Johnson praises 'fantastic' No.10 staff in final speech as PM
But outgoing prime minister bemoans ousting from Downing Street and hints at return
Tory attacks on civil service ‘pathetic’, George Osborne says
06 Sep Civil Service Reform
Tory attacks on civil service ‘pathetic’, George Osborne says
Former chancellor and ex cabinet secretary call for Liz Truss to end "war” on Whitehall
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 5
05 Sep HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 5
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
£20m to be spent on refurb works for new BEIS HQ
05 Sep Property & Estates
£20m to be spent on refurb works for new BEIS HQ
1 Victoria Street sell-off expected to save £5m a year
Liz Truss to become next PM after winning Tory leadership race
05 Sep Civil Service Reform
Liz Truss to become next PM after winning Tory leadership race
Truss has attacked Whitehall “waste and orthodoxy” during the campaign, pledging to scrap diversity roles and slash the civil service headcount
Getting balance wrong on flexible working will harm society, minister warns
02 Sep HR
Getting balance wrong on flexible working will harm society, minister warns
Matt Warman’s Future of Work handover warns of potential “huge detriment” to society
Rwanda policy ‘inflicting premeditated harm’ on asylum seekers
02 Sep Foreign Affairs
Rwanda policy ‘inflicting premeditated harm’ on asylum seekers
Detainees set for deportation show signs of torture, trafficking and PTSD, doctors' charity says
Government offers £200k for next chief scientific adviser
02 Sep HR
Government offers £200k for next chief scientific adviser
Recruitment campaign for successor to Sir Patrick Vallance gets under way
Ex-NHSX head Gould tipped as next top dog for London Zoo
01 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Ex-NHSX head Gould tipped as next top dog for London Zoo
Reports have claimed the long-time civil servant will shortly be unveiled as the director general of ZSL