Feature: Perm secs Alex Chisholm and Richard Heaton reveal top Whitehall concerns and share leadership tips
26 Jul 2017 Brexit
Feature: Perm secs Alex Chisholm and Richard Heaton reveal top Whitehall concerns and share leadership tips

Departmental chiefs open up about areas of concern across government, including the need to focus on delivery and the impact of London house prices on the civil service
Tony Meggs interview: Infrastructure chief on improving delivery and getting project management professionals into Whitehall's most senior roles
25 Jul 2017 Brexit
Tony Meggs interview: Infrastructure chief on improving delivery and getting project management professionals into Whitehall's most senior roles

After a career at the top of industry, Tony Meggs joined the civil service to lead Whitehall’s work on project management. He speaks to Richard Johnstone about improving delivery across government and his ambitions for the profession
Liam Fox: 'Optimistic' to expect an EU trade deal by March 2019
25 Jul 2017 Brexit
Liam Fox: 'Optimistic' to expect an EU trade deal by March 2019

Cabinet minister highlights government's 'growing consensus' on Brexit transition period
Dave Penman: Talk is cheap – we need action on the big issues like Grenfell and EU citizens' rights
21 Jul 2017 Brexit
Dave Penman: Talk is cheap – we need action on the big issues like Grenfell and EU citizens' rights

Policies without adequate funds for implementation are little more than hot air, says the FDA general secretary
Scrabbling for power: Why the minority government will be left drawing blanks on policy
20 Jul 2017 Brexit
Scrabbling for power: Why the minority government will be left drawing blanks on policy

Civil servants fear uncertainty and, these days, a lack of direction is a real challenge for government, says Andrew Greenway
Rural Payments Agency names new chief exec
18 Jul 2017 Brexit
Rural Payments Agency names new chief exec

Paul Caldwell confirmed as permanent head of troubled Defra distribution arm
NAO urges government not to leave HMRC high and dry on customs platform
14 Jul 2017 Brexit
NAO urges government not to leave HMRC high and dry on customs platform

Warning as Brexit pressures massively increase scale and complexity of  £157m plan to replace "ageing technology"
Departments left to 'struggle on their own' over Brexit, National Audit Office head warns
13 Jul 2017 Brexit
Departments left to 'struggle on their own' over Brexit, National Audit Office head warns

Sir Amyas Morse goes public with concerns over government's 'uncoordinated' response to leaving the European Union
May delivers highly personal 'thank you' to civil service
13 Jul 2017 Brexit
May delivers highly personal 'thank you' to civil service

Prime minister applauds Grenfell Tower and terror responses, but calls on Whitehall staff to “be bold” in facing future challenges
Obituary: A tribute to the consummate diplomat Thomas Bridges (1927 – 2017)
11 Jul 2017 Brexit
Obituary: A tribute to the consummate diplomat Thomas Bridges (1927 – 2017)

George Bridges reflects on the life of his uncle, who was son of Second World War-era cabinet secretary Edward Bridges
Key assumptions in Treasury’s Brexit warnings proved untrue, say auditors
07 Jul 2017 Brexit
Key assumptions in Treasury’s Brexit warnings proved untrue, say auditors

Controversial element of so-called ‘Project Fear’ assumed no policy response to a leave vote, says NAO
Gavin Freeguard: How open data can address Whitehall's challenges in the next five years
29 Jun 2017 Brexit
Gavin Freeguard: How open data can address Whitehall's challenges in the next five years

If Theresa May wants to inspire confidence after a bruising election campaign, she should embrace openness and accountability