All posts by Tamsin Rutter

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  UK reforms Fast Stream tests to broaden intake

  The UK civil service graduate scheme has scrapped its online verbal and numerical reasoning tests because they have been shown to disadvantage poorer applicants. Instead, the initial application process for

  • Posted October 5, 2016
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  UK tax policy too short-term and politicised, say think tanks

  Experts have called for a more straightforward tax system in the UK, warning against the “unfettered power” built up by HM Treasury over the past 20 years. In an open

  • Posted October 4, 2016
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  Hungarian poll further blow to EU migrant dispersal plan

  Despite overwhelming domestic support for the Hungarian government’s anti-migrant stance, low turnout rendered its referendum on Sunday invalid, permitting campaigners on both sides of the debate to claim victory. More

  • Posted October 3, 2016
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  Mayors go global with new world cities network

  Seven mayors from around the world have formed a steering committee to promote the voices of cities in global affairs after the launch a new ‘Global Parliament of Mayors’ (GPM).

  • Posted September 23, 2016
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  Sustainable transport scheme recruits 500 new cities

  Nearly 1,000 European local authorities are hosting a car-free day today to mark the end of European Mobility Week, which runs from 16 to 22 September. Some 2,390 European cities

  • Posted September 22, 2016
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  New Australian women leaders foundation to be led by ABC TV news presenter

  TV news presenter Virginia Haussegger has quit the ABC, Australia’s public broadcaster, to lead a new foundation dedicated to getting more women into senior government and public sector roles in

  • Posted September 21, 2016
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  UK’s last EU commissioner promises continued security cooperation

  Britain’s new European commissioner – who is likely to be the country’s last – has pledged to encourage a post-Brexit Britain to engage with Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency.

  • Posted September 16, 2016
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  Officials must be free to challenge ‘group think’, says UK civil service chief

  The Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war has emphasized the importance of civil servants feeling free to “speak truth unto power”, the head of the UK civil service has told

  • Posted September 15, 2016
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  EU needs minister of foreign affairs and defence HQ, says European Commission president

  The president of the European Commission yesterday called for the creation of a European minister of foreign affairs, with a seat at the table for discussions about peace in Syria.

  • Posted September 15, 2016
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