All posts tagged "Jeremy Heywood"

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  ‘Never stop challenging the system’: the mindset that took Jeremy Heywood to the top of the UK civil service

  Aspiring civil servants should follow the example of the widely-admired former UK Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood and seek to drive change by continuously challenging the “status quo”, his wife

  • Posted February 12, 2021
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  Simon Case named as new UK Cabinet secretary

  Simon 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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  Ex-UK PM Gordon Brown calls for global government to tackle coronavirus pandemic

  Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown has urged world leaders to create a temporary form of global government to deal with the coronavirus crisis.   Brown said the proposed global taskforce

  • Posted March 27, 2020
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  Impartiality under threat: a warning from former UK Cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell

  Impartiality is a cornerstone of Westminster-style civil services – but in the UK it’s under threat, Lord O’Donnell warned last month. Mia Hunt hears him explain the seven key benefits

  • Posted November 15, 2019
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  Calls for new civil service resources as UK triggers Article 50

  The triggering of Article 50 last week has sparked fresh debate over whether the UK’s civil service has the capabilities to handle the many complexities arising from Britain’s withdrawal from

  • Posted April 3, 2017
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