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Exclusive: Labour peer in charge of preparing party for government says he wants to avoid "civil service wars" associated with creating, scrapping and merging departments, but eyes greater role for Number 10

SNP leader and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out party's plans to 'change the direction' of next government, as David Cameron pledges yearly Treasury and Cabinet Office review of impact of devolved decisions

Whitehall expert Akash Paun gives a crash course in what to expect in the event of another indecisive election result

SNP leader and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon to set out party's plans to 'change the direction' of next government

‘Fragmentation’ and coalition wariness will make post-election talks more ‘complicated’, Institute for Government director Peter Riddell tells UCL event

Tackling the cultural and organisational changes needed to optimise and improve digital customer experience across the public sector

Foreign Office announces that its permanent secretary Simon Fraser is to leave Whitehall at the end of July

Whitehall faces more challenging coalition talks as officials prepare for greater range of options, says former cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says education budget boost will have 'near religious status' in future coalition talks

Conservative leader set to use manifesto launch to promise that Right to Buy will include housing association properties

This week on Civil Service World we'll be picking apart the main parties' election manifestos with an in-depth analysis of what they mean for the civil service. Here's a first glance at the new pledges contained in Labour's manifesto, published today by leader Ed Miliband