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Boris Johnson’s ‘unprecedented’ Whitehall ‘power grab’feature PM to bolster Downing Street at expense of Cabinet Office
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‘Does Labour have a woman problem?’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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Boris Johnson set for showdown over Whitehall job cutsUnder the Radar PM orders civil service ‘bloodbath’ to ease cost-of-living crisis
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Does the civil service have a race problem?Under the Radar Black and Asian staff ‘experience higher levels of discrimination’, report finds
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Afghanistan withdrawal: did the Foreign Office fail in its response?Speed Read Testimony of former desk officer said prioritising of applicants was ‘arbitrary and dysfunctional’
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The ‘unwritten rules’ of getting ahead in the civil service: Latin jokes and a posh accentUnder the Radar Government-backed report says Whitehall has ‘class ceiling’ that prevents upwards mobility
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‘The civil service is to a significant extent a law unto itself’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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Top No. 10 aide slams ‘risk averse’ civil serviceUnder the Radar Baroness Finn calls for staffing overhaul to tackle ‘lack of capability’ in Whitehall to deliver projects across UK
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New civil service head was ‘forced out’ by Theresa May’s Brexit negotiatorSpeed Read Simon Case was reportedly ‘cut from meetings’ by Olly Robbins while serving in Department for Exiting the EU
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‘Hard rain’s gonna fall’: what are Dominic Cummings’ plans to reform the civil service?In Depth War on Whitehall begins as PM’s closest adviser moves his team into Cabinet Office
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Who is Simon Case: the ‘free-thinking’ Boris Johnson ally set to head the civil serviceSpeed Read Ex-assistant to Prince William lined up to replace Mark Sedwill as cabinet secretary
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Instant Opinion: ‘prattling about the Proms’ does nothing for Black Lives MatterIn Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 28 August
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Should the UK act to stop ‘revolving door’ between politics and big business?In Depth Facebook targeting government insiders as another ex-minister joins banking giant J.P. Morgan
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Gavin Williamson warned against ‘scapegoating’ officials over A-level chaosSpeed Read Education secretary insists he will not resign amid reports that senior officials are facing sack
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