The FCO – "less Ferrero Rocher, more Jack Bauer"?

FCO Permanent Secretary Simon McDonald looks at the findings of the Fletcher Report on the future of the FCO.
FCO Permanent Secretary Simon McDonald looks at the findings of the Fletcher Report on the future of the FCO.
Jeremy Heywood looks at the Budget and how it underlines the Civil Service's existing priorities.
Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Secretary for the FCO I started as Permanent Under-Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on 1 September last year. Three days later I had...
The leaders blog post on the Spending Review drew a big response from civil servants. Here, Jeremy Heywood and John Manzoni reply to some of your comments.
Jeremy Heywood explains what the Spending Review's £1.8 billion "vote of confidence" in the continuing digital transformation of government means in practice.
Jeremy Heywood, John Manzoni and Nicholas Macpherson explain how the Spending Review will affect civil servants.
Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock sets out how we can approach public service reform in the 21st Century.
Many of you have heard me say that I believe we’re doing too much for the resources we have. To some extent, this may be inevitable - as a Civil Service, we have to deliver manifesto commitments, service the new …