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Public Service Leadership & Management

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New Zealand lawmakers debate bill banning jargon from government communications

The government could be legally bound to use jargon-free language in its communications with the public under a new bill currently being debated by lawmakers. The Plain Language Bill seeks […]

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Top officials’ criticism of UK cabinet secretary and PM mounts; US management office asks public to help government answer ‘toughest questions’: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Criticism of UK PM and cabinet secretary mounts over sacking of Treasury chief More […]

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Letter from Ottawa: the changing of the seasons – and eras

Politics is gearing up again in Canada as summer turns to autumn. Michael Wernick, the former clerk of the privy council and secretary to cabinet, sets out the stakes in […]

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UK cabinet secretary accused of ‘failing to stand up for the values of the civil service’ as PM removes Treasury chief

UK cabinet secretary Simon Case was been accused of failing to stand up for the civil service after the head of the Treasury was sacked by new prime minister Liz […]

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‘The ultimate public servant’: Lord Gus O’Donnell’s memories of Queen Elizabeth II from his time at the heart of government

Queen Elizabeth II “embodied public service”, former UK cabinet secretary Lord Gus O’Donnell has said, as tributes to the UK’s longest-serving monarch, who has died aged 96, continue to pour […]

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‘She exemplified selfless leadership’: world leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Senior government and political figures from around the world have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after it was announced that the UK’s longest-serving monarch had died aged 96. Queen […]

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New UK prime minister Liz Truss ‘must mend relations with civil servants to meet historic challenges’

The UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss will need to rebuild the government’s relationship with the civil service to be able to deliver her pledges at a time of global […]

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‘If we’re not representative, why would people trust us?’: GGF’s latest Leading Questions podcast with Canada’s recently retired head of public service accessibility, Yazmine Laroche

Global Government Forum’s new podcast is out, featuring Yazmine Laroche who retired from the Canadian Public Service after three decades in a wide variety of roles – latterly as deputy […]

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‘Urgent’ need to streamline Australian Public Service, review finds

A review of hierarchies within the Australian Public Service (APS) has recommended that its senior structures be modernised and that investment be made into the capability of future leaders “urgently”. […]

‘Don’t let forever climbing hurdles leave you unhappy’: five minutes with the UK Food Standards Agency’s Julie Pierce

The agency’s director of openness, data and digital, and Wales, tells GGF about engineering your career to do more of what you love, her desire to see technocrats at the […]