...before an election or referendum when there are restrictions on the activity of civil servants. More literally, it is also called the 'pre-election period'. For this election, purdah begins today....
Kevin Cunnington, Director General, Government Digital Service Today, the Minister for the Cabinet Office announced the launch of the Government Transformation Strategy 2017 to 2020. This is a vital step...
...and introduced me to binary systems, programmable calculators and early home computers such as the ZX81. In 1981, before going to university, I worked for GEC’s research lab, writing code...
...talk today. In my own department – the Government Legal Department – we’re using today to talk about the launch of our own mental health First Aider scheme. Have a...
...today we tend to overly focus on the procurement phase. We have established 5 guiding principles (STACK), to build our commercial capability and restack the commercial balance in our dealings...
In the Talent Action Plan we committed to developing a comprehensive approach to leadership in the Civil Service. Today Civil Service Group is launching the consultation process and I would...
...like something from Game of Thrones, the Great Exhibition of the North is actually a free, 80-day celebration of the North of England (22 June to 9 September 2018). Aimed...
...could either be totally pain free, but in a ‘haze’ of high doses of medication, or accept a manageable level of pain and rebuild. I decided to fight, not to...
...of Inclusion, and we’re holding our first-ever inclusion 'unconference'. An unconference means no set speakers, no fixed agenda, no selling or promotional activity. Unconferences offer a space to learn, experiment,...
...Courses). It may sound like the nickname of a Prohibition-era American gangster, but a MOOC is essentially a free online course that anyone can take part in. Mainly run by...
