All posts tagged "Gus O’Donnell"
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Former UK civil service chief says home secretary should resignThe former UK Cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell today added his voice to those calling for home secretary Priti Patel to resign. This follows an independent report, which found that she
- Posted November 20, 2020
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Clare Moriarty and David Sterling recognised in Queen’s Birthday HonoursTwo recently-retired UK civil service chiefs, Clare Moriarty and David Sterling, have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Moriarty – who’s quoted in GGF’s latest Brexit analysis – left
- Posted October 12, 2020
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UK must learn lessons from poor pandemic response, says former Cabinet secretaryAlmost every country has suffered during the pandemic – but the UK has been particularly badly hit, with huge damage to people’s health, incomes and wellbeing. Matt Ross hears Lord
- Posted September 28, 2020
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UK government legal chief quits over Brexit rowThe head of the UK government’s legal department has resigned over prime minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to override parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement relating to Northern Ireland. Sir Jonathan
- Posted September 9, 2020
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Simon Case named as new UK Cabinet secretarySimon Case is to replace Sir Mark Sedwill as Cabinet secretary and head of the UK civil service, prime minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Tuesday. In May, Case – a
- Posted September 1, 2020
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Crisis response: an interview with Sir Suma ChakrabartiSuma Chakrabarti, the former UK permanent secretary and EBRD chief, sees opportunities as well as risks amidst the COVID crisis; but western governments, he warns, are fumbling their response. Matt
- Posted August 27, 2020
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UK Cabinet secretary ousted as fears grow over politicisation of the civil serviceSir Mark Sedwill, who has served as Cabinet secretary and head of the UK civil service since 2018, and national security adviser (NSA) since 2017, is to stand down in
- Posted June 29, 2020
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Lord O’Donnell challenges lockdown decision-making and reversion to unilateralismOn purely medical grounds, lockdowns are effective in suppressing COVID-19. But Gus O’Donnell, the UK’s former Cabinet secretary, tells Matt Ross that national decision-makers should take a wider view of
- Posted April 29, 2020
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Former UK officials call for Brexit transition extension
Former UK civil service chiefs – including retired officials such as Cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell, head of the civil service Bob Kerslake, and permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting
- Posted April 23, 2020
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Cummings blog challenged by top Whitehall figuresTop Whitehall figures – including a former cabinet secretary, a former civil service commissioner and a former head of the civil service, plus the head of the senior civil servants’
- Posted January 6, 2020
