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National Archives censor files showing late queen concealed relative’s wealth

Documents recording request from monarch to keep secret the will of a relative partly withdrawn from public view

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

To hit the ground running rather than face first, Labour must prepare for power now

Sir Keir Starmer and his key personnel need to be thinking about how to do government not after the election, but before the weight of its pressures is on their shoulders

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

UK civil service staff turnover ‘worryingly’ high amid fall in morale

Pay and institutional issues contribute to almost 12% of Whitehall staff changing department or leaving in year to March, report says

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

Red Sea ship attacks could push UK inflation up

Calculations from Whitehall say the commercial disruption caused if the attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis continue could push inflation up

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

The delicate aroma of a cover-up

Letters: Les Bright ponders on the state of the Whitehall drinks cabinet; plus a letter from Geoff Smith on trust in politicians

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024

'Embarrassing': Ministry of Defence has 'weakest IT infrastructure in Whitehall'

THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has the most vulnerable IT security in Whitehall compared to other departments, according to reports.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2024

UK Ministry of Defense has the worst rated IT security in Whitehall, with 11 “red-rated” systems

Despite a cyber threats reaching an all time high, the IT security of government departments is woefully low

TechRadar · Jan 8, 2024

Post Office suspected of more injustices over Horizon pilot scheme

Exclusive: software believed to have resulted in prosecutions even before full system rollout in 1999

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024

A lesson from Harold Wilson for Keir Starmer: don’t let the right undermine Labour’s achievements

Millions of lives were improved by reforms in the 1960s and 70s, from anti-racism laws to equal pay – yet many voters see his tenure as a failure, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

Labour should make UK leader in wellbeing-informed policy, says peer

Call by economics of happiness expert Richard Layard comes as research agency set up under David Cameron is to be axed in Whitehall cuts

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023