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    Buried Treasury? What changes to the chancellor’s special advisers mean for officials
    11 Mar 2020 Analysis

    Buried Treasury? What changes to the chancellor’s special advisers mean for officials

    Plans to merge the Treasury and No.10 teams of political advisers have led to questions about where power lies in the centre of government. Richard Johnstone seeks answers


    by Richard Johnstone
    ‘The opportunity to have organisations of all types publishing data to common standards is really exciting’: why stats regulators' new award matters
    21 Oct 2020 Analysis
    ‘The opportunity to have organisations of all types publishing data to common standards is really exciting’: why stats regulators' new award matters
    Analyse and apologise – the six golden rules of social media in the public sector
    26 Jul 2018 Analysis
    Analyse and apologise – the six golden rules of social media in the public sector
    From command to compromise: Theresa May’s use of Cabinet and Cabinet committees
    23 Jul 2018 Analysis
    From command to compromise: Theresa May’s use of Cabinet and Cabinet committees
    MPs call on Sunak to reveal economic impact assessment of Covid-19 measures
    03 Nov 2020 Analysis
    MPs call on Sunak to reveal economic impact assessment of Covid-19 measures
    Treasury Select Committee seeks data briefed to SAGE as Labour demands end to last-minute policy scrambles
    Government analysis function launches first-ever awards
    28 Oct 2020 Analysis
    Government analysis function launches first-ever awards
    Civil servants are invited to put themselves forward for five categories, including impact and communication
    Treasury perm sec Scholar tight-lipped on impact analysis for Covid-19 tiers
    21 Oct 2020 Analysis
    Treasury perm sec Scholar tight-lipped on impact analysis for Covid-19 tiers
    Treasury perm sec grilled by MPs demanding figures for effect on businesses of new localised restrictions
    Queen's Speech: Brexit and NHS among priorities as justice royal commission is announced
    19 Dec 2019 Analysis
    Queen's Speech: Brexit and NHS among priorities as justice royal commission is announced

    30-bill legislative programme includes measures to develop new immigration rules and post-Brexit trade plans


    What's changed? Boris Johnson's Brexit deal explained
    18 Oct 2019 Analysis
    What's changed? Boris Johnson's Brexit deal explained

    Boris Johnson has hailed his new Brexit deal with the EU ahead of a parliamentary vote tomorrow. What’s changed since the last one?


    Seen, but not heard: should ex-civil servants keep schtum on current affairs?
    15 Oct 2019 Analysis
    Seen, but not heard: should ex-civil servants keep schtum on current affairs?

    Former officials have an increasingly public role in national debate – is that always a good thing? Suzannah Brecknell explores how retired mandarins balance their duty to contribute to the public discourse with the self-enforced code of caution


    Public value framework: ability to monitor progress on objectives tops departmental worry list
    04 Jul 2019 Analysis
    Public value framework: ability to monitor progress on objectives tops departmental worry list

    Analysis of improvement pledges under new public value framework also reveals concerns over participation of users in services and workforce capacity


    Verdict on the May years: a hostile environment for civil servants
    10 Jun 2019 Analysis
    Verdict on the May years: a hostile environment for civil servants

    As Theresa May’s time as prime minister comes to an end, Richard Johnstone asks Whitehall watchers to reflect on a tumultuous three years for officials


    Writing history: Why are civil servants being accused of 'doctoring' cabinet minutes?
    30 Apr 2019 Analysis
    Writing history: Why are civil servants being accused of 'doctoring' cabinet minutes?

    Critiques by politicians of minute-taking by civil servants are nothing new


    “He makes me feel quite scared when he looks at me”: child sexual abuse in young offender institutions
    20 Feb 2019 Analysis
    “He makes me feel quite scared when he looks at me”: child sexual abuse in young offender institutions

    The publication of the first first-hand research report from the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has found violence, fear and vulnerability are widespread in young offender institutions and other government secure facilities. Principal researcher Rachel George says more work is needed to ensure safeguarding is everyone’s concern


    Is government ready to abandon GSi?
    22 Jan 2019 Analysis
    Is government ready to abandon GSi?

    As the deadline for ditching the 22-year-old platform draws near, some major government departments are still using GSi email addresses – but all contend that they are on track for the March cut-off


    Carillion one year on: how has the government changed outsourcing?
    15 Jan 2019 Analysis
    Carillion one year on: how has the government changed outsourcing?

    Twelve months on from the collapse of one of the government’s biggest contractors, Richard Johnstone looks at how the Cabinet Office has responded and reformed its approach to outsourcing


    Too big and too political? Here's how to reorganise the Home Office
    20 Jul 2018 Analysis
    Too big and too political? Here's how to reorganise the Home Office

    After Windrush, is it time for some drastic changes at the Home Office? Whitehall expert Colin Talbot argues for a major re-organisation to tackle the long-standing problems at the department


    A steep challenge ahead – what the latest fiscal sustainability report means for the public spending plans
    19 Jul 2018 Analysis
    A steep challenge ahead – what the latest fiscal sustainability report means for the public spending plans

    CIPFA's policy manager Alan Bermingham takes a look at what the OBR's report on fiscal sustainability tell us about long term government spending – and the picture isn't pretty


    ‘Good things happen when you play nicely’ – GDS takes a new tack
    04 Jul 2018 Analysis
    ‘Good things happen when you play nicely’ – GDS takes a new tack

    Director general Kevin Cunnington gives speech detailing how the organisation has ‘changed the way we work with departments’


    Liam Maxwell: ‘Transformation is nothing to do with tech – it is about a change of business model’
    19 Jun 2018 Analysis
    Liam Maxwell: ‘Transformation is nothing to do with tech – it is about a change of business model’

    Government's national technology adviser discusses why getting digital reforms through the machinery of government may require some help from Jason Bourne


    Idiosyncratic and overburdened: how perm secs and ministers work together
    10 Apr 2018 Analysis
    Idiosyncratic and overburdened: how perm secs and ministers work together

    An in-depth review of the effectiveness of the civil service has focused in on the relationship between officials and political leaders as the key fault line. If it can be improved, so can policy delivery, Andrew Kakabadse tells Richard Johnstone


    ‘Don’t try to fake a connection’ – building support for policies requires genuine change
    28 Mar 2018 Analysis
    ‘Don’t try to fake a connection’ – building support for policies requires genuine change

    A project aimed at measuring the legitimacy of government revealed some lessons for politicians and civil servants alike. Suzannah Brecknell considers how to improve the connection between the governing and governed


    For whom the bell tolls: what does the collapse of Carillion mean for the future of public services
    12 Feb 2018 Analysis
    For whom the bell tolls: what does the collapse of Carillion mean for the future of public services

    The fall of construction firm turned outsourcing giant Carillion comes at a time when criticism of private provision of public services is rising. Richard Johnstone looks at Whitehall’s response and takes soundings for the future


    Civil servants lack basic training, like ministers who do as they're told and opposed the poll tax: four ex-ministers share their views
    27 Oct 2017 Analysis
    Civil servants lack basic training, like ministers who do as they're told and opposed the poll tax: four ex-ministers share their views

    Baroness Stowell, Lord Heseltine, Baroness Warsi and Harriet Harman are the latest former minsters to look back on their time in Whitehall as part of the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect series. They reveal the good and the bad of the civil service


    Brexit negotiations: exploring special status for Northern Ireland
    20 Jun 2017 Analysis
    Brexit negotiations: exploring special status for Northern Ireland

    All sides in the Brexit talks want an early agreement on the status of Northern Ireland. At a time when the Northern Ireland Civil Service gets new interim head, what will that mean in practice? CIPFA's Alan Bermingham explores one possible solution to the unique challenges in this region


    'It’s a very big organisation and there are good and bad people': New Cabinet Office minister Damian Green appraises Whitehall
    13 Jun 2017 Analysis
    'It’s a very big organisation and there are good and bad people': New Cabinet Office minister Damian Green appraises Whitehall

    New minister responsible for civil service has praise for officials but also complains about 'ropey' delivery 


    Bernard Jenkin: now is the time to improve government – ministers and all
    20 Mar 2017 Analysis
    Bernard Jenkin: now is the time to improve government – ministers and all

    PACAC chair tells CSW it is a promising moment for civil service reform, but ministers must play their part too


    The big stink that ended a Fresh Start: what the Northern Ireland crisis means for its civil service
    18 Jan 2017 Analysis
    The big stink that ended a Fresh Start: what the Northern Ireland crisis means for its civil service

    With a snap election looming after the Northern Ireland executive was brought down by a scandal over renewable heat incentives,  Alan Bermingham explores the governance and public finance implications of the Stormont crisis 


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