O’Donnell breaks ranks in attack on immigration policy
The government’s immigration cap is seriously damaging the economy, according to former head of the civil service Lord O’Donnell.
Rail franchise blame game gets up steam
Two Cabinet ministers and civil servants at the Department for Transport are fighting an increasingly bitter blame game behind closed doors over the collapse of the government’s system for awarding rail franchises.
A Whitehall revolution? Maude looks abroad to shake up civil service
Senior civil servants could be fired if they do not deliver specific targets set by ministers, under plans being considered by the Cabinet Office.
Coalition faces ‘year of hell’
The final 12 months of the coalition will be a “year of hell”, former civil service chief Sir Gus O’Donnell has predicted.
Civil servant heart disease risk ‘depends on their department’
Climbing the Whitehall promotion ladder could actually decrease the chances of a premature death, according to new research.
Lansley faces questions over civil servants’ tax avoidance
The department of health was paying the salaries of 25 of their
employees to limited companies, allowing them to reduce the tax they
paid, according to reports.
Massive strike over public sector pensions
Up to two million public sector workers are striking over their pensions today, as union leaders’ impasse with the government continues.
‘No-one cares’ about coalition’s accountability push
A major push to open up government departments launched one year ago is not succeeding because of a lack of interest from politicians, journalists and the public, a thinktank has warned.
Change-resistant civil servants pose ‘big society’ risk
The coalition’s public service reform agenda risks being derailed if ministers do not deal with civil servants who oppose change, MPs have warned.
‘God’ denies coalition meddling
By Alex Stevenson The head of the civil service has denied putting pressure on politicians to avoid a minority government in coalition talks. MPs on the public administration select committee (Pasc) accused Sir Gus O’Donnell of using the financial crisis in the eurozone over Greece’s sovereign debt to encourage the formation of a coalition. Sir […]
