Do you know which was the first legislative body to have equal numbers of male and female members? Find out this and other fascinating facts thrown up by Devolution Learning Week.
Sir Simon McDonald looks at how the FCO are rising to the challenges and opportunities the recent Spending Review presents.
...audience of ministers, businessmen and journalists were captivated by the screening of a video my Green Zone neighbours had made of their stunning rafting trip down the source of the...
You might not associate foreign policy with devolution, but as FCO's Tim Hemmings shows, devolution is part of the context in which all government departments operate.
...for Building Capability and Skills. We think that’s a recognition of something we’ve tried to do that innovative and imaginative, using new techniques, as a way of making sure that...
Ashley Prime, who has been working on the GREAT campaign at the FCO, remembers inspirational mentor Professor Aidan Halligan, a former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, and what he learned from him about leadership.
FCO staff do more than support our Ambassadors, they're there to help all British citizens abroad. Joanna Roper lifts the lid on their frontline role.
Civil Service Diversity Champion Sir Simon Fraser looks at three new reports into barriers faced by civil servants from under-represented groups, and introduces a refreshed Talent Action Plan to ensure that talented civil servants can progress regardless of who they are or their background.
...different departments into a closer community who are used to working on problems together and providing joint recommendations for collective, evidenced ministerial decisions. New structures We’re also looking at new...
...those in particularly tough posts, we provide a travel package to allow staff to escape the pressures they face in their daily lives, and to enable regular family reunions. Some...
