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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

Labour leader Ed Miliband vows boost in police numbers

New study by CSMA club highlights gap between public and private sector attitudes to work

Prime Minister David Cameron suggests memo on Nicola Sturgeon's contact with the French ambassador could have been leaked by coalition partners

Civil service memo on Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon's private conversation with French Ambassador originated in Scotland Office, it emerges, as Cabinet Office-led leak inquiry gets underway

New report by the Institute for Government think tank warns that 'huge variation in quality, usability and accessibility' of data is making it harder to measure departmental performance against Business Plans

Civil Service Policy Profession to trial policy degree for future civil service leaders in a bid to professionalise government policy-making

Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood sets out revised Talent Action Plan after 'worrying' government-commissioned reports on LGBT, BME and disability representation in the civil service

Report by former Stonewall chief executive, commissioned by the Cabinet Office, says many LGBT staff feel 'pressured to fit into a conventional mould'

SCS requirement for 'supreme flexibility' in working is holding back disabled civil servants, one of three government-commissioned reports on diversity finds

The National Audit Office finds no evidence that Capita inflated management fees or deliberately delayed payments to suppliers in Civil Service Learning contract, but watchdog does not pass judgement on overall value for money of the scheme. CSW looks at the report's key findings

Whitehall officials recruited to teach friends and family basic digital skills in Cabinet Office drive to get more people online

Ministry of Defence appoints its first chief executive of its procurement arm Defence Equipment and Support