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Responding to your comments on the Spending Review

Front cover of the "Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015" document

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.

The Spending Review and what it means for the Civil Service

Exterior and front door of 11 Downing Street, with a policeman on the right.

Jeremy Heywood, John Manzoni and Nicholas Macpherson explain how the Spending Review will affect civil servants.

Clarifying our priorities - Single Departmental Plans

John Manzoni

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 …