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

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
Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
30 Sep Finance
Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
29 Sep Finance
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
Mini-budget fallout has wrecked spending plans, says ex-Treasury chief
27 Sep Finance
Mini-budget fallout has wrecked spending plans, says ex-Treasury chief
Kwarteng to set out medium-term fiscal plan in November
27 Sep Finance
Kwarteng to set out medium-term fiscal plan in November
Treasury says chancellor's plan will set out further details on the government’s fiscal rules
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
26 Sep Finance
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
Real-terms pay cuts expected as government abandons planned spending review
Rather than 'fixing' the NHS, we need to radically rethink our approach to health
23 Sep Finance
Rather than 'fixing' the NHS, we need to radically rethink our approach to health
To create a health system fit for the future, practitioners and policymakers need to start asking the right questions
Mini-budget: Kwarteng tightens Universal Credit sanctions, despite DWP failure to publish research
23 Sep Finance
Mini-budget: Kwarteng tightens Universal Credit sanctions, despite DWP failure to publish research
DWP has been accused of undermining trust by refusing to publish evaluation of benefit sanctions
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
23 Sep Finance
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
Kwarteng unveils £45bn package of tax cuts in bid to boost economic growth
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
23 Sep Finance
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
Chancellor says fiscal reform will be embedded “into the heart of government” in future
PM's growth vision 'entirely consistent with levelling up', DLUHC perm sec says
23 Sep Finance
PM's growth vision 'entirely consistent with levelling up', DLUHC perm sec says
Jeremy Pocklington tells MPs flagship Johnson policy aligns with Truss’s growth drive
Treasury rejects call for OBR forecast alongside mini-budget
21 Sep Finance
Treasury rejects call for OBR forecast alongside mini-budget
MPs' request for "vital" assessment rejected, with Treasury citing need to move at "immense speed"
Kwarteng ‘will need to tweak fiscal rules’ for £30bn tax cuts
20 Sep Finance
Kwarteng ‘will need to tweak fiscal rules’ for £30bn tax cuts
Chancellor also eyes new “low-tax growth zones” and planning reforms in mini-budget
Kwarteng to hold mini-budget next Friday
16 Sep Finance
Kwarteng to hold mini-budget next Friday
Fiscal event will set out new PM’s tax-cut plans and give further details on energy price-cap
Truss ‘must not scrap Outcome Delivery Plans’
15 Sep Finance
Truss ‘must not scrap Outcome Delivery Plans’
Monitoring system will be crucial for keeping track of departments’ progress over next two years, says Institute for Government
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
14 Sep Finance
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
Truss and Kwarteng urged to publish assessments supporting “biggest single fiscal event” in decades
Truss’s energy plans a 'missed opportunity', think tank says
13 Sep Finance
Truss’s energy plans a 'missed opportunity', think tank says
Boosting energy efficiency in homes must be part of government’s strategy, IfG says
Kwarteng sacks Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar
08 Sep Finance
Kwarteng sacks Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar
New chancellor’s change-of-leadership demand sees Scholar leave ‘with immediate effect’
DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
08 Sep Finance
DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
Susan Acland-Hood tells MPs surging inflation should not prevent schools from delivering commitment
Cost of living: Civil servants reminded of 'financial lifelines' as cab sec admits 'people are worried' Exclusive
23 Aug Finance
Cost of living: Civil servants reminded of 'financial lifelines' as cab sec admits 'people are worried'
"We benefit ourselves from the very schemes and support packages that we have helped to put in place," Simon Case says
Cabinet Office to lose 25% of staff in civil service job-cut drive, Rees-Mogg says
19 Aug Finance
Cabinet Office to lose 25% of staff in civil service job-cut drive, Rees-Mogg says
Department to “lead by example” in headcount reduction, minister says, in attack on "bureaucratic bloat of Whitehall"
Do Rishi Sunak’s civil service reform proposals stack up?
17 Aug Finance
Do Rishi Sunak’s civil service reform proposals stack up?
The leadership candidate's plan includes existing measures, interesting suggestions and "sensible but hardly groundbreaking" proposals
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
16 Aug Finance
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
"Recovery agreements" and stricter controls come after £95,000 public-sector exit pay cap was abandoned
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
16 Aug Finance
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
Government accused of treating staff with "disdain" after proposing Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
15 Aug Finance
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
Reduced entitlements and a minimum salary threshold are among the proposed changes to the CSCS
Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
15 Aug Finance
Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes set out in new consultation document would worsen 2010 terms
DHSC ‘accelerating disposal’ of £4bn stockpile of unusable PPE
11 Aug Finance
DHSC ‘accelerating disposal’ of £4bn stockpile of unusable PPE
Department says waste firms hope to “recover” 15,000 pallets of products a month by the end of the year
The savvy shopper: CCS boss Simon Tse on delivering value for money and supporting policy priorities
11 Aug Finance
The savvy shopper: CCS boss Simon Tse on delivering value for money and supporting policy priorities
The Crown Commercial Service has helped the public sector achieve record commercial benefits of almost £3bn, as well as respond to new global crises. Here, CCS chief executive Simon Tse shares his lessons from the past year