Reardon Bond to manage Corbyn office
Former civil service director Helene Reardon Bond has been appointed to run Jeremy Corbyn’s office following the secondment of Karie Murphy to Labour’s Southside HQ to run the party’s election […]
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Govt will investigate ‘civil service breach’ re Corbyn – but which MINISTER authorised it?
Government to investigate false claims to media by senior civil servants after Corbyn demands action – but there will be no independent investigation. But civil service code raises question: which […]
Excl: leaked email reveals govt preparations for hard Brexit – and no Plan B
A leaked Civil Service email obtained by the SKWAWKBOX has exposed the government’s scramble to find resources for a hard Brexit – and the Civil Service’s recognition that Theresa May […]
McDonnell’s letter to Treasury chief shows Labour preparing for government
A letter sent today by Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell to the senior Treasury civil servant shows Labour is in preparation mode for a new election – and a Labour […]
Video: Lammy makes Rudd’s position untenable – pointing out all she claims not to know
Labour back-bencher David Lammy has been widely praised for his part in Labour’s pressure on Theresa May’s ‘human shield‘ over the Windrush scandal, Home Secretary Amber Rudd – and this […]
Video: Butler accuses May and govt of racism – “an apology is not good enough”
Shadow Women’s and Equalities Minister Dawn Butler appeared on Sky News this morning to discuss Theresa May’s immigration policies and her treatment of the ‘Windrush generation’ of UK citizens, who […]
Video: former head of civil service damns Tories over #Windrush handling and policies
Sir Bob Kerslake, the former head of the civil service, appeared on the BBC’s Newsnight programme tonight to talk about the government’s ‘hostile environment’ immigration policies, the Tories’ attempts to blame […]
Civil service in ‘work-up’ to prepare for Labour government
Senior civil servants are preparing for a Labour government, according to a highly-placed source. The Whitehall-based contact says that the civil service has quietly been doing all “the work up” […]
Excl: fire-safety expert ‘tests/inspections a sham’. Millions at risk #Grenfell #mustread
Fire-safety expert Arnold Tarling is a man who has found sudden and unlooked-for fame after a deeply-moving and equally worrying TV interview in which he broke down as he spoke […]
A Stafford consultant speaks out
I’ve received a copy of a letter that a consultant from the Accident & Emergency Dept at Stafford hospital has sent to the British Medical Journal (BMJ). He doesn’t know […]