All posts tagged "Olly Robbins"
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Restoring goodwill: former UK HR chief Kevin White on repairing national government’s damaged reputation
The UK’s response to COVID-19 fostered a suspicion of leadership, says former UK HR chief Kevin White – but it’s also an opportunity to revive trust in public services. The
- Posted November 13, 2020
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May and Johnson failed to protect civil servants from Brexit-related attacks, says think tank
UK PMs Theresa May and Boris Johnson failed to defend civil servants whose impartiality was called into question during the Brexit upheaval of the last four years, an investigation has
- Posted May 18, 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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Robbins remains chief civil servant in UK Brexit team
The civil servant leading the UK negotiation team has survived sustained pressure from Brexit-supporting politicians, who believed they had been promised that he would be replaced. Hard line MPs in
- Posted February 5, 2019
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UK cabinet secretary defends chief Brexit negotiator
UK cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has publicly defended civil servants negotiating the UK’s exit from the European Union from attacks by politicians. Sedwill wrote to The Times newspaper responding to an article
- Posted October 23, 2018