So you want to be PM? Advice to leadership hopefuls from a former civil servant
I joined the civil service in 2014, went on a career break in 2023, and resigned last year.…
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Labour voters would pick welfare and climate cuts over police or pension cuts
Labour voters would choose cuts to climate change initiatives and welfare over cuts to policing or pensions, a…
‘How Labour can navigate the Whitehall system to achieve its governing missions’
The way government works could be in for a long overdue shake up. Following Labour’s historic victory, it’s…
Labour in power: What would happen on Keir Starmer’s first day in charge?
Poll after poll has pointed to Labour forming the next government following the general election this week. So…
Read: Peter Mandelson’s ten lessons for an incoming government
The former Labour cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, credited as one of the architects of the New Labour project,…
‘Time is running out for civil service access talks – and to finalise Labour’s policy priorities’
A general election will take place in no more than a year’s time. It could even be mere…
New PCS leader: ‘We will hold Keir Starmer’s feet to the fire’
Last week, I was honoured to be elected to lead the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) –…
Should government departments have CEOs? Our new report makes the case
New governments need to make a splash, to make changes, to make their mark. The first 100 days…
The most radical part of Starmer’s missions has been overlooked
With a narrowing of the opinion polls, cracks are again emerging in the Labour Party. One persistent criticism…
Serwotka condemns “radio silence” from government as passport officers strike
Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka has said there has been “radio silence” from the…
