Team Truss’s top three themes already twisted into knots
28 Sep Communications

Team Truss’s top three themes already twisted into knots

The NHS, the energy crisis and the economy were would-be PM Truss's top priorities. But the Plan for Patients is underwhelming
by Andy Cowper
HMRC phone lines closed over 'technical issue' – MPs demand answers
05 Dec Communications
HMRC phone lines closed over 'technical issue' – MPs demand answers
Former No.10 comms chief warned over risk of breaching anti-corruption rules
02 Dec Communications
Former No.10 comms chief warned over risk of breaching anti-corruption rules
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
30 Nov Communications
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
Ofgem apologises for slow response to MPs' letters amid energy crisis Exclusive
14 Oct Communications
Ofgem apologises for slow response to MPs' letters amid energy crisis
Regulator “working hard to fix” response time, while Passport Office, UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force fail to cope with deluge of correspondence
Wokery in the civil service: separating fact from fiction
29 Sep Communications
Wokery in the civil service: separating fact from fiction
We take a personal look at a divisive and highly politicised topic, to uncover the real issues which lie behind it
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
27 Sep Communications
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
Ex-official breached business appointment rules by failing to seek anti-corruption watchdog's advice
Coffey memo riles DHSC and UKHSA staff
16 Sep Communications
Coffey memo riles DHSC and UKHSA staff
Style-guide tips channel Jacob Rees-Mogg after new health secretary's appointment
Public bodies told to scale back publishing following Queen’s death
09 Sep Communications
Public bodies told to scale back publishing following Queen’s death
Cabinet Office internal communications guidance says "vast majority” of social media and GOV.UK output should be suspended
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
09 Sep Communications
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
ICO also tells BEIS to improve disclosure practices as part of new willingness to act on poor performance
Jonathan Van-Tam given prestigious award for Covid press briefings
24 Aug Communications
Jonathan Van-Tam given prestigious award for Covid press briefings
Royal Society says he played a critical role in public engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic
Cabinet Office officials told to check speakers' social media for 'problematic' comments
15 Aug Communications
Cabinet Office officials told to check speakers' social media for 'problematic' comments
New guidance aims to prevent invitations to speakers who have made discriminatory comments in the past
Revealed: Tony Blair taken to task by officials over poor performance at PMQs
28 Jul Communications
Revealed: Tony Blair taken to task by officials over poor performance at PMQs
Newly released papers reveal how the then-prime minister was heavily criticised by his own officials
'Disappointing': Cabinet Office rejects call for more transparency about secretive FoI unit
12 Jul Communications
'Disappointing': Cabinet Office rejects call for more transparency about secretive FoI unit
Government says releasing more data on the FoI Clearing House would be a “disproportionate use of resources”
Zahawi’s 'political' use of Treasury notepaper raises questions
11 Jul Communications
Zahawi’s 'political' use of Treasury notepaper raises questions
New chancellor called for Boris Johnson’s resignation on HMT headed notepaper
Don’t oversell benefits of post-Brexit trade deals, DIT warned
08 Jul Communications
Don’t oversell benefits of post-Brexit trade deals, DIT warned
MPs criticise "failure to maximise gains and minimise losses" in landmark Australia agreement
Cabinet Office rejects call to publish full review into FoI clearing house
06 Jul Communications
Cabinet Office rejects call to publish full review into FoI clearing house
Decision is “perhaps the biggest risk to public confidence in the process”, information commissioner says
Cabinet secretary urged to clamp down on No.10 press-office ‘lies’
06 Jul Communications
Cabinet secretary urged to clamp down on No.10 press-office ‘lies’
Press officers' integrity may be "just another piece of collateral damage from the prime minister’s behaviour", IfG says
DHSC admits record keeping fell short during pandemic as MPs probe sleaze row Exclusive
22 Jun Communications
DHSC admits record keeping fell short during pandemic as MPs probe sleaze row
Department says Randox meetings should have been better documented
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
20 Jun Communications
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
Committee demands explanation for lack of transparency, pointing to nine failures to release information
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
15 Jun Communications
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
Just Eat boss David Buttress has also said "Boris has to go" and called him a "dead man walking politically"
MPs seek assurances FoI clearing house review will be independent
27 May Communications
MPs seek assurances FoI clearing house review will be independent
PACAC also asks for information commissioner's take on terms of references for the review
Perm sec admits 'room for improvement' over Scottish Government correspondence delays
26 May Communications
Perm sec admits 'room for improvement' over Scottish Government correspondence delays
A quarter of ministerial correspondence replies missed their deadline, as did one in six FoI responses
Comms staff strategy shifts focus to 'sustainable' headcount reductions and regional rebalancing
18 May Communications
Comms staff strategy shifts focus to 'sustainable' headcount reductions and regional rebalancing
Government Communication Service pledges central team at Cabinet Office will shrink as part of three-year vision
PM warned over ninth misleading unemployment claim
17 May Communications
PM warned over ninth misleading unemployment claim
Stats watchdog criticises Boris Johnson as he continues to incorrectly state there are more people in employment than before the pandemic
Dark arts for dark times: a brief history of government propaganda
11 May Communications
Dark arts for dark times: a brief history of government propaganda
Russia is taking every opportunity to misdirect over Ukraine – but British governments have themselves struggled to maintain balance in previous propaganda campaigns
DfT to screen job applicants' social media accounts
05 May Communications
DfT to screen job applicants' social media accounts
Capita will also perform social media "recruitment checks" for would-be DVLA and DVSA staff
Lingo bingo: decoding the language of the boardroom
04 May Communications
Lingo bingo: decoding the language of the boardroom
The universal language of the boardroom pays dividends to those who can decode it, so here's a crash course