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    Communications

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    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
    by Tevye Markson
    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
    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
    DfT to screen job applicants' social media accounts
    05 May Communications
    DfT to screen job applicants' social media accounts
    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
    Home Office’s secretive anti-extremism comms unit signs £1m media monitoring deal
    03 May Communications
    Home Office’s secretive anti-extremism comms unit signs £1m media monitoring deal
    RICU facility signs two-year contract
    ‘Wholesale undermining of transparency’: What do we know about the Cabinet Office clearing house?
    28 Apr Communications
    ‘Wholesale undermining of transparency’: What do we know about the Cabinet Office clearing house?
    Ahead of the release of a PACAC report into the secretive unit, CSW speaks to three FoI experts to find out their concerns about the clearing house
    Eight rules for communicating public health risk in a crisis – from horsemeat to Covid
    06 Apr Communications
    Eight rules for communicating public health risk in a crisis – from horsemeat to Covid
    How has the government's crisis communications in the pandemic compared with Labour’s handling of swine flu in 2009 or the Coalition’s response to the horsemeat scandal in 2013?
    Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’
    04 Mar Communications
    Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’
    Rapid Response Unit's deal with software firm gives officials access to "unlimited searches"
    DWP offers £120k a year for next comms chief
    03 Mar Communications
    DWP offers £120k a year for next comms chief
    Recruitment campaign follows Lisa Hunter’s move to the Government Communication Service
    Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
    22 Feb Communications
    Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
    Department remains tight-lipped on its fake-news-battling operations, in the face of intervention from the Information Commissioner's Office
    Specialist consultants called in to help with Covid public inquiry comms strategy Exclusive
    17 Feb Communications
    Specialist consultants called in to help with Covid public inquiry comms strategy
    Agency to provide advice on media relations and a consultation on the public inquiry's terms of reference
    Scotland's chief medical officer apologises for retweeting 'political messaging'
    15 Feb Communications
    Scotland's chief medical officer apologises for retweeting 'political messaging'
    Gregor Smith was accused of breaking the civil service code
    Foreign Office chief apologises over 'mistaken' evidence to MPs about Afghan animal rescue
    31 Jan Communications
    Foreign Office chief apologises over 'mistaken' evidence to MPs about Afghan animal rescue
    Barton says he has "no recollection of having seen emails" suggesting staff believed the PM authorised the evacuation of animals
    MPs demand more transparency over £1bn private hospitals deal
    28 Jan Communications
    MPs demand more transparency over £1bn private hospitals deal
    NHS England chief rapped for failure to publish ministerial direction letter on time
    Cabinet Office offers £118k for ‘exceptionally talented’ news chief
    17 Jan Communications
    Cabinet Office offers £118k for ‘exceptionally talented’ news chief
    The head of news will set the Cabinet Office’s media relations strategy
    Departments hunt for new comms chiefs
    05 Jan Communications
    Departments hunt for new comms chiefs
    HMRC offers up to £130k a year for next top dog but Home Office sets £120k limit
    FCDO morale at ‘rock bottom’ as government denies 10% staff cuts planned
    17 Dec 2021 Communications
    FCDO morale at ‘rock bottom’ as government denies 10% staff cuts planned
    Unions condemn "mixed messages" after an email sent to officials said there would be cuts and voluntary redundancy schemes
    Allegra Stratton resigns after No.10 Christmas party video leak
    08 Dec 2021 Communications
    Allegra Stratton resigns after No.10 Christmas party video leak
    The PM's former spokesperson said she will regret joking about a party during lockdown last year "for the rest of my days"
    Ministers' WhatsApp messages covered by FoI, watchdog confirms
    09 Nov 2021 Communications
    Ministers' WhatsApp messages covered by FoI, watchdog confirms
    Updated guidance recommends copying private messages to corporate email addresses or exporting material regularly
    SAGE meeting just once a month as Covid rates rise
    20 Oct 2021 Communications
    SAGE meeting just once a month as Covid rates rise
    Source cites "lessened demand for science advice" for reduction in meetings
    Departments told to hand over records of WhatsApp chats used for official business
    29 Sep 2021 Communications
    Departments told to hand over records of WhatsApp chats used for official business
    Campaign group hopes evidence will support its call for judicial review into "WhatsApp government"
    Opinion: Improving government communication won’t save muddled policy decisions
    17 Sep 2021 Communications
    Opinion: Improving government communication won’t save muddled policy decisions
    While poor communications can damage public confidence and a government’s reputation, good communications cannot salvage one whose overall approach is inconsistent or dishonest, says IfG’s Alex Thomas
    Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
    15 Sep 2021 Communications
    Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
    Simon Baugh pledges reform “will deliver more joined-up communications, and provide value for taxpayers”
    Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
    10 Sep 2021 Communications
    Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
    Cicero/AMO founder Iain Anderson tasked with driving efforts to reduce workplace discrimination
    Mixed messaging: Lee Cain's proposals to reform government communications need more clarity
    07 Sep 2021 Communications
    Mixed messaging: Lee Cain's proposals to reform government communications need more clarity
    Kay Hender, head of communications at the FDA union, argues that Lee Cain has identified some of the challenges faced by the Government Communications Service, but his proposed solutions are contradictory and could make things worse
    'An analogue system in a digital age': Government comms is failing, ex-No.10 adviser Lee Cain says
    06 Sep 2021 Communications
    'An analogue system in a digital age': Government comms is failing, ex-No.10 adviser Lee Cain says
    “The day-to-day news management has been surrendered to special advisers," former director of communications writes
    DHSC to pay up to £125k for six-month post after test and trace comms chief moves to royal household
    20 Aug 2021 Communications
    DHSC to pay up to £125k for six-month post after test and trace comms chief moves to royal household
    Contract to fill “prominent and politically sensitive role” awarded without competitive tender
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