Policies
Lib Dems confirm Defra would go if party wins power
Food and rural affairs lead says Department for Climate Change and Natural Resources would spell the end for current environment ministry
Environment Agency begins Lincolnshire flood repairs
Staff bring out specialist equipment to fix breached river banks as response efforts focus on longer-term measures
Labour nationalisation plans ‘could disrupt other policy goals’
Key question is whether services would be better managed in the public sector, IFS says
Lib Dems confirm Defra would go if party wins power
Food and rural affairs lead says Department for Climate Change and Natural Resources would spell the end for current environment ministry
Post-Brexit regulations and ‘biggest defence review since the cold war’ among Johnson’s 100-day pledges
Prime minister sets out priorities that also include a Budget after the UK leaves the EU
Environment Agency begins Lincolnshire flood repairs
Staff bring out specialist equipment to fix breached river banks as response efforts focus on longer-term measures
Is the UK on track to agree a post-Brexit US trade deal? What leaked papers tell us
Last week’s leak gives some insights on trade talks, but the government needs to be more open to get the best results
Labour confirms plans for new departments and ‘day one’ scrapping of DWP
Manifesto pledge details plans for four new ministries and scrap ‘symbol of fear’ DWP as part of moves to halt Universal Credit rollout
Liberal Democrats unveil departmental shake-up plans
Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury
Environment Agency begins Lincolnshire flood repairs
Staff bring out specialist equipment to fix breached river banks as response efforts focus on longer-term measures
MoJ reviews licence conditions of terrorists released from prison after London Bridge attack
Review comes after attack by Usman Khan left two people dead
Liberal Democrats unveil departmental shake-up plans
Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury
‘Trust me, I’m a civil servant’ – veracity rating of officials continues to grow
Nearly two-thirds of respondents trust civil servants, with officials maintaining their position as the profession that has seen the biggest rise in credence ranking since 1983
The Civil Service World Podcast: Can you reform the civil service?
On this week's episode of The Civil Service World Podcast, Jess and Suzannah speak to Francis Maude about his time as Minister for the Cabinet Office
Opinion: Civil service impartiality is not enough for legitimacy
When governments push the boundaries of democratic legitimacy, keeping calm and carrying on is not the only option for civil servants, says Stefan Czerniawski
Post-Brexit regulations and ‘biggest defence review since the cold war’ among Johnson’s 100-day pledges
Prime minister sets out priorities that also include a Budget after the UK leaves the EU
Departments lauded for staff wellbeing work
HMRC doubles number of mental health advocates while Home Office appoints new champions
Liberal Democrats unveil departmental shake-up plans
Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury
UK commits to European Space Agency with £1.9bn funding
Government announces country will continue to take part in key programmes
Home Office launches user-centred design drive for digital services
Department seeks partners to ‘avoid shortfall of essential skills’
BEIS progresses plan to use robots for Sellafield clean-up
Two proposals in the running for decommissioning project
Labour promises to cap class sizes under drive to improve school standards
Education funding pledge comes after figures reveal teacher training shortfall
Post-Brexit regulations and ‘biggest defence review since the cold war’ among Johnson’s 100-day pledges
Prime minister sets out priorities that also include a Budget after the UK leaves the EU
Stats authority warns parties on 'unclear' manifesto claims on schools funding
Figures in Labour and Conservative manifestos could give an "unclear impression" of future spending on schools, UKSA says
Ex-minister laments ‘unfairly low’ staff pay at DCMS
Tracey Crouch also details Whitehall push-back over fixed-odds betting terminals, Brexit's opportunity cost and ‘complete pain in the arse’ Matt Hancock
Abbey service celebrates life of Jeremy Heywood
Laughter and tears as prime ministers, former colleagues and a pop star pay tribute to late cabinet secretary
I was a civil servant, now I’m a... director of strategy for a charity
In the latest of our series about civil service leavers, we meet former deputy principal private secretary to the prime minister Ed Whiting, who is now director of strategy for the Wellcome Trust...