Civil service
Moving out: making a success of civil service relocation
The government’s plans to relocate 22,000 civil servants out of London will benefit recruitment but do little to “level up” the north-south divide.
Data Bites #14: Getting things done with data in government
This month's Data Bites featured presentations on data standards, master data in a pandemic and data infrastructure at MoJ.
Government communications fall flat over The Great British Bake Off
Dodgy tweets erode trust in government communications
Simon Case must spell out how he will be a cabinet secretary for the whole civil service
Simon Case is playing it safe rather than setting out his stall
Ministers’ private offices
Every government minister has a private office. This is a small team of civil servants dedicated to supporting ministerial duties and decisions.
Five ways Allegra Stratton can reset government communications
The necessary resetting of government communications requires the new No.10 press spokesperson to take control and do it her way
Whitehall Monitor: The cost of Covid-19
Covid-19 is already likely to cost the UK government £317bn – in increased public borrowing – in 2020/21 alone.
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office forms part of the centre of government, alongside 10 Downing Street and the Treasury. But what does it do?
IfG LIVE 2020 Labour Fringe Programme
The IfG ran a series of fringe events on the Monday of Labour Party conference 2020
Crossing the line
By introducing legislation that breaches international law the government is putting civil servants in an impossible position.