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Memo to Keir Starmer and co: we are civil servants – not the enemy

16.12.2024 3

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After years of being gaslit by government, we civil servants can breathe again under Labour

I joined the civil service when Tony Blair was in his pre-Iraq pomp, not long after his “new dawn” speech sent many people’s expectations –...

12.07.2024 5

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Can the civil service survive the chaos and incompetence of Team Sunak? Of course we can: we’re optimists

The end-of-season finale is almost here. As the country slides inexorably and eagerly down the greased abattoir chute towards the end of what might...

15.05.2024 60

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On Rwanda and working with Labour, civil servants know the Tories are gunning for us – and we’re ready

After a hard day of woke, tofu-eating activism, many civil servants like to unwind in front of a movie. So when a colleague asked me how I felt about...

24.01.2024 20

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