Richard Johnstone @CSW_DepEd
I'm the deputy and online editor of @CSWNews. Whitehall news and views, with usual disclaimers. I also tweet @RichRJohnstone civilserviceworld.com London Joined March 2015-
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Job cuts: Treasury can’t define ‘non-frontline civil servant’ | Unions fear empty gesture on pay | ‘Not possible to know’ Covid-19 app user numbers: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
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Job cuts: Treasury can’t define ‘non-frontline civil servant’ | Unions fear empty gesture on pay | ‘Not possible to know’ Covid-19 app user numbers: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
Treasury can’t define ‘non-frontline civil servant’ despite job cuts plan buff.ly/31eAEbb
Budget 2021: Red Book reveals civil service headcount cuts for ‘non-frontline’ staff | Move comes as part of plans to unlock 5% efficiency savings: buff.ly/3BiohH5
Budget 2021: Evaluation fund launched as departments agree new priority outcomes | Treasury pledges to plug policy evidence gaps: buff.ly/3Cnxm2G
Talk of better pay must be more than just words. As the pay freeze ends, ministers must enact real reform, says @Garry_Graham1: buff.ly/3Bloucw
"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans": @colinrtalbot's short history of spending reviews: buff.ly/3GpPefP
Spending Review reveals civil service staff cuts | New Evaluation Accelerator Fund to find what works | ‘As the pay freeze ends, ministers must enact real reform’: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
Sunak confirms end to pay freeze | Gove pledges to expand devolution | FCDO told: do better on climate finance: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
Sunak confirms end to pay freeze – but gives no details on increases | Government says level of wage rises will be set by review bodies: buff.ly/2ZjozQS
Changing places: What it's really like to work in the Treasury, and the inside story of its Darlington campus buff.ly/2Zn7mWG
Case: Civil service must embrace change to keep public trust | DVSA examiners set strike dates | GDS to build app to access services: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
Case: Civil service must embrace change to keep public trust | DVSA examiners set strike dates | GDS to build app to access services: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
‘Ministers risk becoming leaden-footed luddites in work from home row’ | DfT seeks second perm sec | Government urged to end reliance on secondary legislation: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
‘Ministers risk becoming leaden-footed luddites in work from home row’ | DfT seeks second perm sec | Government urged to end reliance on secondary legislation: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
Cabinet Office WhatsApp guidance revealed | Civil servants working from home to save on lunch costs, claims minister | Sir John Chilcot remembered: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
Cabinet Office WhatsApp guidance revealed | Civil servants working from home to save on lunch costs, claims minister | Sir John Chilcot remembered: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
Spending Review dos and don’ts from an ex-Treasury DG | DfT to take over another rail franchise | Labour's Covid contract cash clawback pledge: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
Spending Review dos and don’ts from an ex-Treasury DG | DfT to take over another rail franchise | Labour's Covid contract cash clawback pledge: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
How departments are managing office return | £180k union flag for government office scrapped | NAO questions ‘need for speed’ in project delivery: civilserviceworldcom.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/t/…
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