Articles tagged with: George Eustice
'Spads were often a problem to be overcome': Former ministers on working with No.10
31 Aug 2023 Policy
'Spads were often a problem to be overcome': Former ministers on working with No.10
Every minister wants to have the ear of the prime minister – but getting close to "the centre" is no simple feat
Eustice cleared to set up agriculture consultancy
24 Aug 2023 Energy & Environment
Eustice cleared to set up agriculture consultancy
Former environment secretary warned he must seek advice from Acoba for each commission until September 2024
SCS pay ‘not enough to live on in London’, ex-cabinet secretary warns
23 May 2023 HR
SCS pay ‘not enough to live on in London’, ex-cabinet secretary warns
Gus O’Donnell says a pay hike is needed to fix churn and boost diversity in the civil service
George Eustice is right: ministers should spend more time with junior civil servants
18 May 2023 HR
George Eustice is right: ministers should spend more time with junior civil servants
While the civil service is dominated by generalists when it comes to policy, junior civil servants may be the closest thing ministers have to experts
'Opening up my door to junior civil servants was powerful,' ex-environment secretary says
10 May 2023 Energy & Environment
'Opening up my door to junior civil servants was powerful,' ex-environment secretary says
George Eustice extols virtues of interrogating officials who have done 'hard graft to understand an issue'
Truss cabinet reshuffle: who's in and who's out
07 Sep 2022 Politics & Constitution
Truss cabinet reshuffle: who's in and who's out
Kwasi Kwarteng, Suella Braverman and James Cleverly get top jobs – while others get the sack
Pay constraint 'unjust, unwise, and unfair', says Environment Agency chief Exclusive
21 Jul 2022 Economy
Pay constraint 'unjust, unwise, and unfair', says Environment Agency chief
James Bevan says staff are "experiencing real hardship" as inflation bites, with some using foodbanks
With a new PM on the way, will the plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs go ahead?
13 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
With a new PM on the way, will the plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs go ahead?
Experts discuss what will happen to the government's plan to reduce the headcount to 2016 levels
'Get on with the job,' perm secs tell civil servants amid political upheaval Exclusive
08 Jul 2022 HR
'Get on with the job,' perm secs tell civil servants amid political upheaval
"This is NOT like a pre-election period where there are specific rules about what the government can do" says BEIS chief
As the PM resigns, which ministers are left in each department?
07 Jul 2022 HR
As the PM resigns, which ministers are left in each department?
Some ministries are down to a handful of ministers, following swathes of resignations
Ministers insist it is 'right' to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite legal pushback
13 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers insist it is 'right' to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite legal pushback
"We knew that this policy would attract attacks," PM says
‘Reluctance bordering on hostility’: ex-diplomat says civil service ‘anti-Brexit protectionism’ hampered trade deal
05 May 2022 Brexit
‘Reluctance bordering on hostility’: ex-diplomat says civil service ‘anti-Brexit protectionism’ hampered trade deal
Former Australian high commissioner to the UK says Defra officials were most hostile to negotiations
Defra non-exec under pressure to resign for 'interfering in political matters'
13 Apr 2022 Energy & Environment
Defra non-exec under pressure to resign for 'interfering in political matters'
Tory MPs express outrage after Ben Goldsmith backs Extinction Rebellions stance against fossil fuels
Holiday at home and don’t travel abroad ‘unless absolutely necessary’, says cabinet minister
09 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Holiday at home and don’t travel abroad ‘unless absolutely necessary’, says cabinet minister
‘I have no intention of travelling or going on a holiday abroad this summer’, says George Eustice
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
29 Jan 2021 Brexit
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
Movement Assistance Scheme given the go-ahead despite falling short of all the Treasury tests for managing public money
Javid urges PM to ensure Treasury 'retains credibility' in resignation letter
14 Feb 2020 HR
Javid urges PM to ensure Treasury 'retains credibility' in resignation letter

Javid, who refused to fire his special advisers to stay in post, says cabinet ministers must be allowed to have "trusted teams"
Cabinet reshuffle: all the ministerial changes so far
13 Feb 2020 HR
Cabinet reshuffle: all the ministerial changes so far

Gove, Raab and Patel all stay while Sunak joins the top team as chancellor
Defra officials sent on farm visits as deregulatory drive promises dramatic cuts in rules and guidance
17 Apr 2014 Energy & Environment
Defra officials sent on farm visits as deregulatory drive promises dramatic cuts in rules and guidance

More than 100 civil servants in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have got their boots muddy in a series of farm visits aimed at improving their understanding of farming.