Is Morgan McSweeney right to claim that it is impossible for No.10 to think big?

Rightwing anti-immigration party is warning mandarins that they are prepared to counter any ‘sabotage or resistance’

Is the recently departed cabinet secretary's exit payment unusually high?

Ministers have lost trust in the civil service: that is damaging.

Caution is itself dangerous, and we need our politicians to show the same boldness as Attlee and Thatcher

Ministers have lost trust in the civil service: that is damaging.

Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

Keir Starmer’s digital ID plan was a lesson in how not to approach policy making.

How to begin fixing SEND by making the system more joined-up.

Prospective Labour prime minister could take office as soon as July 20

Likely next prime minister has been rethinking Britain’s economic levers to promote regional growth

Downing Street’s Manchester base is expected to focus on the UK’s long-term economic strategy

An overwhelmed 10 Downing Street could be improved by creating No.10 North.

Does Andy Burnham’s experience as a regional mayor prepare him for No.10?

Reform UK are yet to understand the complex realities of power inside government.

Reform UK are yet to understand the complex realities of power inside government.

Performance-related pay progression for senior officials is a good, if limited, move.

The Government has today, 21 May, published its response to the recommendations of the independent Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) on pay for the Senior Civil Service (SCS) for 2026-27.

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IFG welcomes plans to improve accountability and protect impartiality, but says 'we cannot wait for years' to enact change and calls for 'rapid whi...

The prime minister and senior civil servants must take urgent action to repair relations.