Feature Articles
Getting on with the job
Tuesday 29 April 2008 0:19
Newly appointed criminal justice group director general Helen Edwards has told Ruth Keeling what reorganisation means for the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the National Offender Management Service.
The end of a "massive bureaucracy"?
Tuesday 22 April 2008 0:54
Officials working in the justice system are hoping that a recent spate of ministerial decisiveness about the government’s offender management programme will bring an end to years of problems.
'All the bells and whistles'
Thursday 17 April 2008 10:01
There is suddenly a lot of noise over at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as it launches its new website, embracing interactive functions such as video and audio. Head of e-media Tracy Green takes us on a guided tour of what is on offer.
Building Bridges
Wednesday 16 April 2008 0:16
Despite some initial scepticism within the Department Children, Schools and Families’ (DCSF) about the need for the Bridge - an information hub-come-meeting zone - the man behind it is pleased to say it has proved a real success.
Interviews with leading Civil Servants
Testing times
Tuesday 13 May 2008 16:13
The Treasury is fully focused on steering the UK through the current economic turbulence but is also committed to acting on the recommendations of its recent capability review. Mark Neale tells Matt Mercer about the evolving role of his department
Ricketts’ outreach project
Tuesday 13 May 2008 16:01
FCO permanent secretary Sir Peter Ricketts is working increasingly closely with counterparts across government. He tells Matt Mercer about the value of teamwork
'It's all about the team'
Tuesday 13 May 2008 10:26
Chief superintendent Christine Jones and her unit of 900 police officers and staff are responsible for safeguarding the diplomatic community, members of the government and sites including Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament. Here, she tells Matt Mercer about the work of the Metropolitan Police’s Diplomatic Protection Group
Manchester united
Friday 02 May 2008 0:51
The Training and Development Agency for Schools is gearing up for a move north. Its relocation director, Angela Walsh, tells Matt Mercer about the process and the progress so far
Leading Articles
Comment on the big civil service issues from Whitehall & Westminster World newspaper.
Exceptions to the rule
Tuesday 13 May 2008 16:47
In the past few weeks, the first civil service commissioner, the cabinet secretary and a senior minister have all given MPs their views on the shape of the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill.
A summer of discontent
Tuesday 13 May 2008 16:46
One of the myriad woes facing the increasingly embattled prime minister is the threat of continued industrial action from public sector workers disappointed with government pay offers.
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Policy Focus
Articles on key themes from recent issues of Whitehall & Westminster World.These include:- Issue 102: Programme and project management
- Issue 101: Home Security
- Issue 99: Capability reviews
WW-World Newspaper 102
- Time for a new taskmaster
- Your digital day in court
- Spotlight on bad practice
- Partners in post-carbon living
WW-World Newspaper 101
WW-World Newspaper 99
Special reports
Articles on a range of issues from recent editions of Whitehall & Westminster World.WW-World Newspaper 102
- Rebuilding the citadel
- A better kind of revolving door
- A slimmer waistline
- Winning the power struggle
- Going for green
- The lost art of oratory