All posts tagged "Brexit"

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  ‘Don’t think the “cool” stuff is just the things that look important from the outside’: Five minutes with Public Service Data Live speaker Dominic Lague of the UK Cabinet Office

  In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders who spoke at Public Service Data Live in London on 14 September.

  • Posted September 18, 2023
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  AI ‘could shrink UK civil service by two-thirds’ says former UK government HR chief

  Rupert McNeil, the former head of human resources for the UK government, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could replace two-thirds of civil service roles over the next 15 years.

  • Posted June 26, 2023
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  ‘Mature, sensible diplomacy’: UK and EU agree new trade agreement for Northern Ireland in Brexit breakthrough

  The UK and the European Union have agreed a new deal over post-Brexit trading agreements for Northern Ireland, after months of negotiations over a highly contentious protocol agreed in 2019.

  • Posted February 28, 2023
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  Former prime minister warns of threat to UK democracy

  Former PM John Major has long been a critic of Boris Johnson – but this week he dramatically upped the ante, warning that his successor’s behaviour and duplicity are undermining

  • Posted February 13, 2022
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  Brexit battle scars: in conversation with Theresa May’s chief of staff

  As senior aide to Theresa May, Gavin Barwell was in a unique position to guide the prime minister as she tried to navigate the UK’s turbulent split from the EU.

  • Posted November 7, 2021
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  Ireland’s top civil servant made ambassador to UK

  The Irish government’s most senior civil servant has been appointed as ambassador to the UK, in a move widely regarded as an attempt to strengthen ties between the two countries

  • Posted August 30, 2021
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  Scottish power-sharing deal brings independence referendum a step closer

  A second Scottish independence referendum has come a step closer, following the formation of an alliance between the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group to

  • Posted August 24, 2021
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  Pandemic set to boost productivity, says Bank of England chief economist

  Leaving the Bank of England after seven years in the chief economist’s job, Andy Haldane painted an upbeat picture of the economic outlook as the pandemic eases: the UK has

  • Posted July 2, 2021
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  The politics of personalities: how three bad behaviours shaped Brexit

  Analysis: Politics may be fought in the language of principles and philosophies, but personality often decides the victor. Digging through a new set of interviews on Britain’s Brexit journey, Matt

  • Posted April 6, 2021
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  Secret story: inside the delivery suite with the reluctant midwives of Brexit

  In-depth interviews with Conservative special advisers and ministers reveal the moments that shaped Britain’s exit from the EU. Matt Ross explores the strategic errors and political calculations that led two

  • Posted March 25, 2021
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