All posts tagged "General Election"
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WATCH: A guide to the manifestos in the UK general electionWith a week to go until voters go to the polls in the United Kingdom, a Global Government Forum webinar looked at the major pledges and manifestos that have been
- Posted June 26, 2024
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UK general election: top tips to get ready for the next governmentThe UK is set for a general election on 4 July. Announcing the vote on 22 May, prime minister Rishi Sunak declared “now is the moment for Britain to choose
- Posted June 9, 2024
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UK opposition to meet with civil servants ahead of general electionSenior politicians in the UK’s opposition Labour party will start talks with civil servants on how they would run government should they win the election later this year, having been
- Posted January 15, 2024
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US federal agency’s tech hiring drive pays dividends; New Zealand PM axes policy plans: management & workforce news in briefGlobal Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Tech recruitment drive proving successful at US Department of Veterans Affairs The US Department
- Posted February 16, 2023
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Grown-up government: an interview with Iain Rennie, New Zealand’s former state services commissionerOver four years working as a consultant to governments around the world, former New Zealand civil service chief Iain Rennie has witnessed the global slide towards populism. But in his
- Posted September 18, 2020
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Queen’s speech signals constitutional change as Boris Johnson sets out legislative plansFresh from winning last Thursday’s general election, the UK government has said it is taking steps to overhaul the country’s constitution as the Queen opened parliament with a speech outlining
- Posted December 19, 2019
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Boris Johnson plans major civil service shake-up following UK election winFresh from winning Thursday’s general election – securing the best result for the Conservative Party in more than 30 years – UK prime minister Boris Johnson is planning radical changes
- Posted December 16, 2019
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Boris Johnson rose to power thanks to Theresa May’s Brexit errors; now he’s replicating themBoris Johnson became the UK’s prime minister by attacking Theresa May’s approach to Brexit. But Johnson has already made exactly the same mistakes as his predecessor – so if he
- Posted November 29, 2019
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UK civil service chief blocks opposition policy costings as election loomsThe UK’s Cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, Mark Sedwill, has intervened to block the release of a government document estimating the costs of the opposition Labour Party’s
- Posted November 7, 2019
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Zimbabwe reshuffle sees Mugabe loyalists purgedZimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa has pushed out many long-serving senior civil servants, and appointed 18 new permanent secretaries in a wide-ranging reshuffle. Ousted officials include Willard Manungo, the most senior
- Posted September 21, 2018
