Civil service
Foreign Office failures go beyond the Nowzad decision
The question of who decided to evacuate an animal charity from Kabul matters for political accountability
WhatsApp in government
Government must introduce rigorous WhatsApp guidance for ministers, special advisers and officials.
The Home Office’s botched Ukraine crisis response needs an urgent rethink
The Home Office is struggling with its flat-footed approach to handling the Ukrainian refugee crisis.
A new statutory role for the civil service?
How the civil service can be held more accountable for the standards of its policy advice and the expertise of its staff.
Better policy making
How government – both ministers and officials – could change to make policy better.
A new statutory role for the civil service
The civil service needs a new statutory role to reflect its permanence, purpose, values and how it should be run and held to account.
How has Covid-19 changed the way government works? Whitehall Monitor 2022 report launch
This report launch explored what Whitehall Monitor 2022 reveals about the way the pandemic has changed how the government works.
The government would be wrong to force civil servants back to the office full-time
Plans to reform the civil service are premised on more flexible working
Resignations and resets – Boris Johnson’s new No. 10
This special edition of Inside Briefing asks whether Boris Johnson’s reset of Number 10 will make a difference to his premiership.
The No.10–Treasury relationship is entering a difficult period
The relationship between the Treasury and No.10 is the most critical in government.