Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

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Ministers and Mandarins: How Civil Servants and Politicians Can Work Better Together: Briefing note for the Conservative Party Conference

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Secretaries of state and permanent secretaries cannot exist without each other, but relationships have become increasingly strained. There is tension, mutual suspicion and mistrust, prompting some – mainly former ministers and civil servants – to question whether the system at the top of government is broken and needs reform. This briefing paper sets out how civil servants and politicians can work better together to support reform.

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