Covid Inquiry: 2020 back-to-office drive ‘made absolutely no sense’
02 Nov Communications

Covid Inquiry: 2020 back-to-office drive ‘made absolutely no sense’

Government ditched science and followed media and Conservative MPs, former No.10 comms chief Lee Cain says
by Jim Dunton
Lee Cain: Comms professionals 'were shaping Covid policy because no one else was'
31 Oct Communications
Lee Cain: Comms professionals 'were shaping Covid policy because no one else was'
GDS helping departments remove 'offending content' after 'racist language' audit
19 Oct Communications
GDS helping departments remove 'offending content' after 'racist language' audit
'Am I being unreasonable?': Cummings messages throw light on No.10 Covid tensions
11 Oct Communications
'Am I being unreasonable?': Cummings messages throw light on No.10 Covid tensions
BCC emails remain public sector data-protection blind spot, ICO warns
11 Oct Communications
BCC emails remain public sector data-protection blind spot, ICO warns
Regulator targets ‘avoidable’ mistake as part of ongoing drive to improve standards
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
03 Oct Communications
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
PM blames officials for not preserving messages he did not back up when switching phones
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
02 Oct Communications
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
New video adverts depict grim reality of working in prisons
'First impressions are everything': How to be a press secretary
25 Sep Communications
'First impressions are everything': How to be a press secretary
Former Cabinet Office press secretary Shaun Jepson shares tips for comms success
'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
21 Sep Communications
'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
Department has missed its deadline for responding to committee reports by six months on average this session
Go to work on an egg: posters from a golden age of government comms
04 Sep Communications
Go to work on an egg: posters from a golden age of government comms
CSW looks back on the creativity and context of some memorable campaigns from the postwar years
Home Office defends ex-asylum chief against 'chief policy blocker' jibe
30 Aug Communications
Home Office defends ex-asylum chief against 'chief policy blocker' jibe
Criticism of Emma Haddad rejected following her move to Amnesty International UK
Cabinet Office seeks new media chief as head of news jets off to British Airways
10 Jul Communications
Cabinet Office seeks new media chief as head of news jets off to British Airways
Head of news role “at the heart of government” will pay up to £118k a year
Lunch with....Ofcom chief exec and former communities perm sec Melanie Dawes
10 Jul Communications
Lunch with....Ofcom chief exec and former communities perm sec Melanie Dawes
The chief executive of Ofcom breaks bread with Jess Bowie
ICO to probe use of personal data in government anti-disinformation work
16 Jun Communications
ICO to probe use of personal data in government anti-disinformation work
Data watchdog will speak to Cabinet Office and DSIT following media revelations about social-media monitoring
MPs ask HMRC for answers over summer helpline closure
16 Jun Communications
MPs ask HMRC for answers over summer helpline closure
Treasury Committee questions impact of self-assessment phone line changes on citizens and lack of notice
'The more bids that are evaluated, the better the AI output will become': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun Communications
'The more bids that are evaluated, the better the AI output will become': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, Jack Perschke, director for public sector at Content+Cloud, considers what ChatGPT could mean for public procurement.
'The PQ response read as more frank and open than we might be happy to clear': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun Communications
'The PQ response read as more frank and open than we might be happy to clear': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, Gemma from the Department for Work and Pensions gives it a shot at answering a parliamentary written question... and applying for a grade 7 job
'It didn’t seem to grasp the rationale': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun Communications
'It didn’t seem to grasp the rationale': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, Greg from the Department for Business and Trade asks for help designing net-zero policy
'Make up an imaginary policy idea, and write a ministerial submission': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun Communications
'Make up an imaginary policy idea, and write a ministerial submission': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, Henry from the Department for Business and Trade sees how well it can craft a ministerial submission.
Education policy in the style of Shakespeare: Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun Communications
Education policy in the style of Shakespeare: Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, William from the Department for Education puts his team's sassy chatbot, Ariadne, to the test...
Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job? CSW's panel put it to the test
13 Jun Communications
Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job? CSW's panel put it to the test
We asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. See how well it did...
'This is a really big deal': Could ChatGPT change how civil servants work?
13 Jun Communications
'This is a really big deal': Could ChatGPT change how civil servants work?
From "radical efficiencies" to "hallucinations", we explore the implications for government officials of large language models like ChatGPT
WhatsApp used for coffee orders not key Covid decisions, former minister says
05 Jun Communications
WhatsApp used for coffee orders not key Covid decisions, former minister says
Lord Bethell says big decisions were not taken via the messaging service during the pandemic
Revolution by retweet: The growing influence of social media on education policy
05 Jun Communications
Revolution by retweet: The growing influence of social media on education policy
Richard Willis analyses the impact of changing technology on education policymaking
Cabinet Office launches legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
02 Jun Communications
Cabinet Office launches legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
"Important issues of principal at stake," department says
Covid Inquiry: Lawyers flag ‘missing year’ in Johnson’s WhatsApp submissions
02 Jun Communications
Covid Inquiry: Lawyers flag ‘missing year’ in Johnson’s WhatsApp submissions
Ex-PM has provided no phone messages from before May 2021, despite “full disclosure” claims
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson hands WhatsApps and notes to Cabinet Office
01 Jun Communications
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson hands WhatsApps and notes to Cabinet Office
Row heats up as Cabinet Office refuses to share records it believes are "irrelevant" to public inquiry
DHSC creates ‘second’ comms director role
01 Jun Communications
DHSC creates ‘second’ comms director role
Recruitment campaign offers up to £120k for successful applicant