MHCLG acknowledges authority is an 'independent employer' but refuses to support shorter working hours for full pay ...

Far from being a 'necessary evil', special advisers and other political appointees are a crucial part of the machine ...

A minister has said civil servants “won’t get” a four-day week, after the PCS union said it could save money and improve ...

MHCLG has committed to retain other offices in Nottingham, Leeds, Cambridge and Plymouth, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, ...

“Rather than pressing for a new PRB, the FDA and Prospect would serve the interests of ordinary civil servants better by ...

Announcing the reopening of the inquiry, the committee said: “There are many people who claim benefits from DWP who are ...

A survey by the union of more than 1,200 Defra officials found overwhelming support for a four-day work week, with 80% of all ...

Whitehall needs a massive influx of special advisers to give ministers the advice and support they need – and bring the UK ...

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has called in headhunters to help it find the next chair of the Climate ...

The Treasury and No.10 refused a National Health Service request for 10,000 additional permanent beds in the summer of 2020 ...

It is “unlikely” that public services will see a notable improvement in performance next year, think tank warns ...

Alan Milburn, who led the health department for four years under Tony Blair’s New Labour between 1999 and 2003, is now lead ...