Leadership

Workload survey shows civil service careers are becoming synonymous with low pay and long hours

Baron Lansley reflects on life in government versus life as a civil servant, over a pot of Earl Grey with Suzannah Brecknell

After a wide-ranging career in the civil service, including a spell as John Prescott’s speechwriter, Jeremy Marlow is now focused on driving efficiency in the NHS. He speaks to Richard Vize about what Whitehall and the health service can learn from each other

Sources close to Cabinet minister says she feels Whitehall pay is “out of step” with pay for comparable posts in the private sector

Analysis of departmental annual reports reveals DCMS leads the pack for senior management pay boosters

At the end of March, three members of the Civil Service Commission, which regulates recruitment and promotes the Civil Service Code, ended their five-year term in office. Kathryn Bishop, Wanda Goldwag and Angela Sarkis sat down with Civil Service World to reflect on their time in post and consider how Brexit, pay restraint and the drive to improve diversity will affect the civil service.

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Chris Skidmore commits to place all new public bodies created following Brexit outside London

New plan will be published in addition to long-awaited strategy for the civil service, Cabinet Office  minister Chris Skidmore tells CSW

Appointment of Angela MacDonald and Penny Ciniewicz follows departures of key staff Ruth Owen and Jennie Granger earlier this year

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