‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures
05 Feb Finance

‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures

MPs share impact of missed pension payments and demand further action
by Tevye Markson
MPs express doubts over plan to halve consultancy spend
11 Mar Finance
MPs express doubts over plan to halve consultancy spend
HMT launches search for next OBR chair
20 Feb Finance
HMT launches search for next OBR chair
Treasury names new chief economic adviser
16 Feb Finance
Treasury names new chief economic adviser
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
30 Oct 2025 Finance
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
Riordan will work across government departments, with mayors and other external partners to co-develop a plan to support growth and investment across the north
HMRC error means public sector borrowing was overestimated by £3bn
09 Oct 2025 Finance
HMRC error means public sector borrowing was overestimated by £3bn
Correction gives Rachel Reeves a boost ahead of next month's budget
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
02 Oct 2025 Finance
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
Tom Riordan will take on position in addition to role as second perm sec at Department of Health and Social Care
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
25 Sep 2025 Finance
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
Public Accounts Committee warned ministers of serious skills and accountability challenges
'Scrape the barnacles from the hull': Ex-chief of defence staff makes 'last throw of the dice' for radical change in MoD
16 Sep 2025 Finance
'Scrape the barnacles from the hull': Ex-chief of defence staff makes 'last throw of the dice' for radical change in MoD
MoD must be prepared to “risk public money so as to be more effective and go faster", Admiral Radakin says
NAO: Simple cost-cutting won’t cut it – departments must develop more detailed understanding of costs
15 Sep 2025 Finance
NAO: Simple cost-cutting won’t cut it – departments must develop more detailed understanding of costs
Report finds cost information deficit is “barrier” to achieving “ambitious” productivity and efficiency aims set at SR25
Reeves announces late-November Autumn Budget
03 Sep 2025 Finance
Reeves announces late-November Autumn Budget
Chancellor says "renewal is our mission and growth is our challenge"
Spending Review 2025 recap: Here's everything you need to know
04 Aug 2025 Finance
Spending Review 2025 recap: Here's everything you need to know
A deep dive into the Spending Review 2025 documents to fish out the details that matter to civil servants. Words by Tevye Markson, Jim Dunton, Suzannah Brecknell and Beckie Smith
In conversation with… former Treasury perm sec Lord Terry Burns
30 Jul 2025 Finance
In conversation with… former Treasury perm sec Lord Terry Burns
Welsh Government senior civil servant Peter McDonald talks to the former permanent secretary to the Treasury about responding to crises, working with ministers and solving problems. This article first appeared in the Heywood Quarterly
Home Office wrote off £48.5m after scrapping plan to use RAF base for asylum seekers
29 Jul 2025 Finance
Home Office wrote off £48.5m after scrapping plan to use RAF base for asylum seekers
Ministers axed RAF Scampton project after Home Office review found it did not represent value for money
NS&I chair steps down to become government whip
25 Jul 2025 Finance
NS&I chair steps down to become government whip
Lord Lemos leaves 15 months into term chairing the state-owned savings bank's board
UKRI commits extra £168m for public sector data-linking work
24 Jul 2025 Finance
UKRI commits extra £168m for public sector data-linking work
Funding announcement comes as MPs warn of “severe challenges” faced by research and innovation sector