Articles tagged with: Conservative Party
Breaking up is hard to do: What makes a machinery of government change successful?
05 Feb Civil Service Reform
Breaking up is hard to do: What makes a machinery of government change successful?
MoG changes – what are they good for? We look back on 20 years of what some Whitehall watchers affectionately call “rearranging the deckchairs” to see what’s worked, and what’s been a waste of time and money
Former civil servants join ranks of newly elected MPs
05 Jul 2024 Politics & Constitution
Former civil servants join ranks of newly elected MPs
Ex-officials help Labour secure landslide win, while one held a Conservative seat – but not all candidates were successful
Cabinet heads roll in Labour election landslide
05 Jul 2024 Politics & Constitution
Cabinet heads roll in Labour election landslide
Former PM Liz Truss, and ex-Cabinet Office ministers Jacob Rees-Mogg and Jeremy Quin also lose seats
Sunak thanks civil servants and apologises to nation in resignation speech
05 Jul 2024 HR
Sunak thanks civil servants and apologises to nation in resignation speech
Former PM pledges to stand down as Conservative leader … but "not immediately"
Former Cabinet Office, Treasury and DWP civil servants among today's election candidates
04 Jul 2024 HR
Former Cabinet Office, Treasury and DWP civil servants among today's election candidates
Ex-officials awaiting their fates at the ballot box include son of former justice secretary and Resolution Foundation chief
General election round-up: Huge gambles, stupid punts and WFH revelations
28 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
General election round-up: Huge gambles, stupid punts and WFH revelations
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
25 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
Paul Johnson says pay for officials is just one example of why public service cuts will be so difficult to achieve for next government
General election round-up: Funding gaps, lazy civil servants and supermajority scaremongering
21 Jun 2024 Policy
General election round-up: Funding gaps, lazy civil servants and supermajority scaremongering
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
IfG rejects claims a Labour 'supermajority' would be dangerous
20 Jun 2024 Policy
IfG rejects claims a Labour 'supermajority' would be dangerous
Think tank argues that any government's attitude to scrutiny is more important than majority size
Parties 'not being honest' about scale of NHS funding needed to tackle healthcare crisis
20 Jun 2024 Finance
Parties 'not being honest' about scale of NHS funding needed to tackle healthcare crisis
Health Foundation calls on politicians to "level with the public" as it highlights £38bn funding gap
Progress on levelling up 'glacial', think tank says
19 Jun 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Progress on levelling up 'glacial', think tank says
Next government must be "decisive" if it wants to meet aims of levelling up white paper by 2030, IFS warns
General election round-up: Big plans, little detail ... plus breaking up the Home Office
14 Jun 2024 Economy
General election round-up: Big plans, little detail ... plus breaking up the Home Office
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
IFS: Conservative manifesto 'silent' on departmental spending cuts
12 Jun 2024 Economics
IFS: Conservative manifesto 'silent' on departmental spending cuts
Think tank warns the party's plans signal "an even tougher time" for departments
We can’t rely on ministers to be 'good chaps' – as this whole sordid costings affair shows
11 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
We can’t rely on ministers to be 'good chaps' – as this whole sordid costings affair shows
Reports of an ethical government have been greatly exaggerated
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
11 Jun 2024 Finance
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
Party chairman flaunts letter from cabinet secretary as union seeks end to "opposition costings"
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
10 Jun 2024 Security & Defence
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
The think tank has urged political parties to set out their plan
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
07 Jun 2024 Economy
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
Lack of transparency from political parties over planned cuts 'frustrating', top economist says
06 Jun 2024 Finance
Lack of transparency from political parties over planned cuts 'frustrating', top economist says
IFS's Paul Johnson says it is a "pure matter of arithmetic" that unprotected departments will face cuts
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
03 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
Words of advice from former senior officials, including ex-perm sec David Bell, on managing the transition period
General election round-up: Tax pledges and titbits
31 May 2024 Policy
General election round-up: Tax pledges and titbits
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
Sunak announces general election on 4 July
23 May 2024 Politics & Constitution
Sunak announces general election on 4 July
"Now is the moment for the country to choose its future," says the prime minister
Labour 'won't cut civil service jobs' to boost MoD funding
02 May 2024 Security & Defence
Labour 'won't cut civil service jobs' to boost MoD funding
Officials say there is no point in matching a Conservative Party commitment that doesn't stack up, according to report
'Quick, sensible' government standards reform can regain public trust, IfG says
26 Feb 2024 Civil Service Reform
'Quick, sensible' government standards reform can regain public trust, IfG says
Think tank suggest "quick-win" reforms as it finds two-thirds of Britons do not think the current government adheres to high ethical standards
Sunak signals election could be in second half of 2024
05 Jan 2024 Politics & Constitution
Sunak signals election could be in second half of 2024
PM says it is his "working assumption" that the general election will take place in the latter part of the year