The “blob” strikes back
The civil service is at war with the government, if the annual conference of its union, the FDA, is anything…
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When will Simon Case finally resign?
The cabinet secretary is a courtier unwilling or incapable of speaking truth to power.
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Westminster is broken
Ian Dunt’s new book reveals Britain as a country of inept civil servants, deluded ministers, blinkered journalists and unscrutinised power.
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The Tories only have themselves to blame for antagonising the civil service
Through their collective bullying of Whitehall, Conservative ministers have inevitably made themselves a target.
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The year of woe behind the civil servants strike
Political turmoil made 2022 a year of frustration and powerlessness for civil servants.
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I’m a civil servant – here’s why I’m striking on Budget day
The government has treated civil servants with complete contempt.
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Can Simon Case survive the Lockdown Files?
The leaked WhatsApp messages are raising fresh questions over the cabinet secretary’s conduct.
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How consultancy bleeds Britain dry
In The Big Con Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington reveal how management consultants promise to fix governments but end up…
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