Brexit

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

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

Policies without adequate funds for implementation are little more than hot air, says the FDA general secretary

Civil servants fear uncertainty and, these days, a lack of direction is a real challenge for government, says Andrew Greenway

Paul Caldwell confirmed as permanent head of troubled Defra distribution arm

Warning as Brexit pressures massively increase scale and complexity of  £157m plan to replace "ageing technology"

Sir Amyas Morse goes public with concerns over government's 'uncoordinated' response to leaving the European Union

Prime minister applauds Grenfell Tower and terror responses, but calls on Whitehall staff to “be bold” in facing future challenges

George Bridges reflects on the life of his uncle, who was son of Second World War-era cabinet secretary Edward Bridges

Controversial element of so-called ‘Project Fear’ assumed no policy response to a leave vote, says NAO

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

Department has also revealed that only two of 12 senior civil servants negotiating Brexit are women

Package will increase spending in areas including infrastructure and broadband as well as health funding

Overall increase in Whitehall headcount obscures steep decline in the health ministry

For people working in government, getting on with the task at hand should not be a morality-free process, says Claire Foster-Gilbert

Britain's departure from the EU dominates as a number of Conservative manifesto pledges are dropped from legislative programme

Crawford Falconer to advise on post-Brexit deals and lead development of trade profession across the civil service

Brexit secretary insists first day of exit talks had been constructive

All sides in the Brexit talks want an early agreement on the status of Northern Ireland. At a time when the Northern Ireland Civil Service gets new interim head, what will that mean in practice? CIPFA's Alan Bermingham explores one possible solution to the unique challenges in this region

Government confirms plan for two-year parliamentary session to implement Brexit legislation

Veteran negotiator Jonathan Powell has had a hand in some of the most important deals in the UK’s recent history. He offers some Brexit wisdom to John Ashmore

Steve Baker’s comments came after he raised concerns about Whitehall staff ‘obstructing Brexit’

Treasury and DExEU among departments to see most wide-ranging changes