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    Tim Durrant

    Don't get new ministers' briefs in a twist
    02 Jul 2024 Policy
    Don't get new ministers' briefs in a twist
    Planning for new ministers is important, including studying all the manifestos. Just make sure those plans are flexible, as you never know what they will ask when they’re actually in office
    Claims of personal integrity won't cut it, the next PM must reinstate ethical standards
    30 Aug 2022 HR
    Claims of personal integrity won't cut it, the next PM must reinstate ethical standards
    Liz Truss has refused to commit to reappointing an ethics adviser if she becomes prime minister. Neglecting the system that upholds the rules increases the risk her own premiership will be derailed by scandal
    Opinion: whoever is prime minister must think twice about department changes
    12 Dec 2019 Civil Service Reform
    Opinion: whoever is prime minister must think twice about department changes

    Prime ministers often want to leave their mark on Whitehall, but there are good reasons to rage against machinery of government changes


    Opinion: How civil service advice should adapt to the UK’s fraught politics
    11 Sep 2019 Brexit
    Opinion: How civil service advice should adapt to the UK’s fraught politics

    The weeks ahead will likely be dominated by politics, not policy. Private offices should play a key role in helping officials understand what is driving ministers’ decisions, says Tim Durrant


    What ministers want: advice for civil servants about to meet the new boss
    18 Jul 2019 Government Tax Profession
    What ministers want: advice for civil servants about to meet the new boss

    The only certainty in the Conservative leadership race is that some civil servants will get a new boss, says the Institute for Government’s Tim Durrant


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