Jack Worlidge
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Whitehall Monitor 2026: Part 2 - The state of the civil service
Analysis of how the civil service changed in 2025, including its size, structure and morale, and the approach to digital transformation and AI.
Whitehall Monitor 2026: Part 1 - The government
Analysis of the political and permanent secretary changes of 2025, and the progress of 'mission-led' government.
Whitehall Monitor 2026: Foreword and Overview
Introducing the analysis in Whitehall Monitor 2026, and summarising the key messages.
Civil service grades
There are five broad groupings of grades in the civil service. But what are they, and how have number of civil servants at each grade changed?
Mel Stride’s civil service savings are more signal than substance
Setting a civil service headcount target is too simplistic.
Can Kemi Badenoch bring optimism to the Conservative Party Conference?
The Conservative Party Conference brings challenges and opportunities for the leader of the opposition.
Senior diplomatic appointments
How are the UK's ambassadors and high commissioners appointed – and removed?
Rachel Reeves’ spending review aims for a smaller, more efficient civil service
There are savings to be made across the civil service.
What do civil servants do?
Data on the civil service professions sheds light on the day to day work of government officials.
Sir Chris Wormald must not shy away from ambitious civil service reform
The civil service must act on the challenges it faces.