Brendan Hughes: Whistleblowing vet case shows lessons not learned from RHI Three years since the RHI inquiry report, an investigation into another Stormont controversy has shown strikingly similar failures Belfast Live · Jan 28, 2023
No paper trail of key decisions in £1.5m legal dispute with whistleblowing vet, Stormont report finds Stormont commissioned an independent review of how it dealt with issues raised by Dr Tamara Bronckaers Belfast Live · Jan 25, 2023
The 'rich pals club' where money, power and connections are linked to Tory scandals The cast list is small but it involves three Prime Ministers, the party’s chairman and two multi-millionaires Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023
Who is top civil servant Simon Case? The former royal adviser was one of the UK’s officials working on the border issues between the Republic and Northern Ireland created by Brexit. The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023
Travellers 'could face months of disruption' as Border Force strike begins 'We think that the action at the borders is going to be very effective. We hope that the Government will therefore do the right thing and get around the negotiating table and put some money upfront' Wales Online · Dec 23, 2022
Brits warned UK airports could close during Border Force strikes starting tomorrow Border Force chief operating officer Steve Dann has said spoken out ahead of strikes led by the Public and Commercial Services Union which run to the end of the year Daily Mirror · Dec 22, 2022
Passengers warned of airport chaos but ‘most, if not all’ should stay open during Border Force strike Border Force boss says he expects ‘most, if not all’ affected ports to remain open but warned of disruption Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2022
British army 'used to bail out failing services' as NHS and Civil Service strike, Labour warns British troops are being recalled from the Ukraine war to fill for the lack of key staff on strike The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022
Rishi Sunak scraps target of shrinking Civil Service by a fifth The Government previously planned to axe around 91,000 civil servants’ jobs but the new Prime Minister has criticised the “top-down targets” set under Boris Johnson Wales Online · Nov 1, 2022
Rishi Sunak scraps Boris Johnson's proposal to axe 91,000 Civil Service jobs The Prime Minister's spokesperson said there will still be job cuts in the Civil Service but there will be no "specific target" as outlined by Mr Johnson's Government Daily Mirror · Nov 1, 2022
Treasury insider is the new top official in the department James Bowler is appointed permanent secretary following the sacking last month of Sir Tom Scholar. The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Former Civil Service head Lord Kerslake to chair BCP Council urban generation firm The senior parliamentary figure will lead the board of FuturePlace, which has been created to deliver multi-billion development plans for homes and jobs creation in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Birmingham Post · Oct 10, 2022
Government spent over £3billion on temporary agency staff to do civil service jobs Ministers accused of wasting money and running down pay and conditions The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022
Queen's funeral to be largest event UK ever hosted: Sources There are more than 100 civil servants working shifts on the central operational team handling events related to the Queen's death, with efforts headed up by the permanent secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Read more on Dynamite News Dynamite News · Sep 17, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022 Truss criticised over ‘improper’ sacking of top Treasury mandarin Ex-cabinet secretary Lord Butler said the new PM risks compromising the independence of the Civil Service.
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022 Senior Treasury official Sir Tom Scholar leaves post after six years The experienced mandarin says the new Chancellor believes it is time for change at the helm of the department.
Belfast Live · Sep 5, 2022 NI Civil Service recruitment drive offers graduates £52,000 salary after four years The new graduate management programme will give 30 graduates a place on an "accelerated leadership development path"
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg to sell off offices as civil servants continue to work from home Minister for government efficiency has previously criticised the Civil Service for continuing to work from home
Belfast Live · Aug 26, 2022 Ex-Irish League goalkeeper Philip Matthews comes out of retirement to answer Civil Service SOS Former Distillery shot stopper is set to don the gloves again at the grand 'old' age of 48
The National (Scotland) · Aug 18, 2022 SNP MP demands probe into Rishi Sunak's boast of taking money from deprived areas AN SNP MP has written to the head of the Civil Service calling for an investigation into Rishi Sunak’s revelation that he diverted money from…
Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2022 Rishi Sunak pledges to axe civil service jobs in shake up of ‘bloated’ post covid state Tory leadership challenger warns senior civil servants they will be required to work outside London as he tries to re-ignite his campaign
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 Sunak commits to Civil Service cuts as part of plan for Whitehall ‘shake-up’ The former chancellor said the ‘bloated post-Covid state is in need of a shake-up’.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022 Truss says she wants to extend Rwanda policy after she wins Javid’s backing – as it happened Foreign secretary tells hustings event that she wants to extend policy ‘to more countries’
Manchester Evening News · Aug 2, 2022 Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to reduce public sector pay following backlash The Truss campaign has been warned that the plans would leave nurses, police officers and teachers poorer
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022 Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash Senior Tory figures had said the policy would would ‘level down’ the nation by cutting teachers’ and nurses’ pay.