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Keir Starmer takes aim at UK civil service ‘churn’
The FT draws on IfG research and comments from Dr Hannah White on the turnover of senior officials in the civil service.
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The PCS challenge on arms sales to Israel shows the strengths and limits of civil service unions
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Ministerial directions
Ministerial directions are formal instructions telling departments to proceed with a spending proposal, despite objection from permanent secretaries.