DExEU says it may still hire chief scientist after MPs voice fears
20 Feb 2017 Brexit
DExEU says it may still hire chief scientist after MPs voice fears

Brexit ministry confirms it is "currently exploring options" to bolster scientific advice available to it
Incoming DIT perm sec Antonia Romeo seeks 'exceptional' chief operating officer to bolster top team
20 Feb 2017 Brexit
Incoming DIT perm sec Antonia Romeo seeks "exceptional" chief operating officer to bolster top team

COO, who can expect to earn up to £140,000, set to take a lead on new Brexit-focused department's HR, finance and estates strategy
House of Lords set to debate second reading of Brexit bill
20 Feb 2017 Brexit
House of Lords set to debate second reading of Brexit bill

Ministers brace for parliamentary "ping pong" as peers scrutinise Brexit bill
Cabinet secretary “threatened” drug companies with price caps to help NHS
17 Feb 2017 Brexit
Cabinet secretary “threatened” drug companies with price caps to help NHS

Report claims Sir Jeremy Heywood secured extra £250m for health service with ultimatum
FDA chief Dave Penman: Lessons from Trump’s America
16 Feb 2017 Brexit
FDA chief Dave Penman: Lessons from Trump’s America

The US is giving us an ongoing education in the importance of an impartial civil service, argues the FDA union's general secretary 
Brexit a 'golden opportunity' for Defra, says department's former chief
15 Feb 2017 Brexit
Brexit a "golden opportunity" for Defra, says department's former chief

Former Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs perm sec Bronwyn Hill tells CSW that Brexit offers the chance to rethink UK's rural subsidy system
Bronwyn Hill interview: the former Defra chief on Brexit, nuclear and the day Owen Paterson made a splash
15 Feb 2017 Brexit
Bronwyn Hill interview: the former Defra chief on Brexit, nuclear and the day Owen Paterson made a splash

Once credited as the woman who “smashed Whitehall’s glass ceiling”, Bronwyn Hill spent four years as Defra permanent secretary until she stepped down in 2015. She tells Sam Macrory about her new role, Brexit expectations for her former fiefdom, and one minister’s time in the mire
Exit interview: Sir Derek Jones on a 'quiet revolution' and his stint as the Welsh government's top civil servant
14 Feb 2017 Brexit
Exit interview: Sir Derek Jones on a "quiet revolution" and his stint as the Welsh government's top civil servant

Just before he stepped down as permanent secretary of the Welsh Government, Sir Derek Jones told CSW's Suzannah Brecknell why, despite the challenges ahead, civil servants should be confident – and why creativity is as important as penning an elegant memo
Treasury is 'overbearing' and 'overstretched', warns Lord Kerslake – but review stops short of calling for break-up
13 Feb 2017 Brexit
Treasury is "overbearing" and "overstretched", warns Lord Kerslake – but review stops short of calling for break-up

Former head of the civil service's review for Labour says Treasury must "up its game" on financial expertise; do more to support regional growth; and stop "second guessing" departments
MPs question Defra’s ability to handle Brexit after rural payments fiasco
09 Feb 2017 Brexit
MPs question Defra’s ability to handle Brexit after rural payments fiasco

Report on full impact of delays with Common Agricultural Policy funds distribution says UK taxpayers will be left with £642m in penalties 
May and Heywood urged to speak up for impartial civil service after 'divisive' Brexit attacks
08 Feb 2017 Brexit
May and Heywood urged to speak up for impartial civil service after "divisive" Brexit attacks

Ex-first civil service commissioner Sir David Normington calls for new guidance on the relationship between civil servants, ministers and special advisers, as he urges the prime minister and cabinet secretary to make a public statement on the need for impartial officials
Brace for a “post-truth” world, former DWP and MoD chief urges civil servants
03 Feb 2017 Brexit
Brace for a “post-truth” world, former DWP and MoD chief urges civil servants

Whitehall insider-turned-academic Richard Mottram says EU referendum and its aftermath underscores the uphill struggle of speaking truth to power