How the gap between public and private sector pay has grown
A proposal by Liz Truss would have further depressed public sector wages that have fallen in real terms since 2010.
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Liz Truss’s public sector pay U-turn is a warning to her – and to the Conservatives
The Tory front-runner’s embarrassing retreat shows the danger of fixating on tax cuts and shrinking the state.
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Why on Earth does Boris Johnson want to scrap the civil service fast-stream?
Wavering Tory voters in Wakefield aren’t worrying about the number of graduates in Defra.
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Sue Gray: the civil servant who could bring down Boris Johnson
The civil servant once nicknamed “deputy god” for her power around Whitehall is expected to publish her report into "partygate" as soon…
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Who is Martin Reynolds? The No 10 official thrust into the spotlight
The man behind the now-notorious “bring your own booze” email has been described by Dominic Cummings as more influential than…
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“The idea that Brexit has liberalised trade is just nonsense” – Treasury grandee Nick Macpherson
The longest-serving Treasury chief in 80 years on Rishi Sunak, austerity and the decade to come.
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