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Gus O'Donnell RSS feedIncompetent civil servants profit from job-for-life culture
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Bungling senior civil servants are escaping the sack because of the job-for-life culture in Whitehall, MPs warn2009-09-15T08:55:38ZTop museums lose out in public spending squeeze
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Series of major London arts projects face the axe in the public spending squeeze, including a new exhibition area for the British Museum2009-07-16T08:26:42ZGamekeeper and poacher - the Lewis brothers make a powerful duo
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When the British Lions take to the rugby field against South Africa, sitting in the crowd will be arguably the two most powerful brothers working in London - Simon and Will Lewis2009-06-26T07:26:15ZNo10 admits defeat on Iraq inquiry
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2009-06-22T08:41:41ZNo10 enforcer who has long wanted top job at Treasury
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Ed Balls is Gordon Brown's closest political ally and wields immense influence behind the scenes at No102009-06-02T08:42:57ZMassage chair minister steps down over expenses
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MPs expenses scandal claims its most senior scalp as Government minister steps down pending investigation2009-05-15T07:21:09ZWhen Myners saw McFall for a cosy chat...
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How intriguing. Just what were City minister Lord Myners and Commons Treasury Select Committee chairman John McFall talking about so animatedly the other night?2009-04-30T07:38:24ZWhat the tale of two Damians tells us
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2009-04-16T13:32:59ZCabinet chief puts ministers in clear over ‘smeargate’
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The Conservatives formally protested as Gordon Brown escaped an inquiry into the No 10 dirty tricks scandal2009-04-15T08:27:24ZBrown is besieged by Labour big guns
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The Downing Street dirty tricks row has deepened into a full-scale attack on Gordon Brown's leadership2009-04-14T07:19:48Z2.8% increase in Army pay bucks public sector squeeze
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The Armed Forces were exempted from a crushing public sector pay squeeze in recognition of their sacrifices in Afghanistan2009-03-31T13:38:14ZI’m backing G20 goals, says Obama in boost for Brown
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Barack Obama has backed Gordon Brown’s call for an international spending plan to lift the world out of recession2009-03-11T09:23:25ZDealing with Obama regime ‘unbelievably hard’ says mandarin
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Btitain's top civil servant has revealed how hard dealing with the US has become since the handover to Barack Obama’s administration, with the G20 summit a particular problem2009-03-10T16:11:50ZLobby groups 'lavish gifts on civil servants'
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Top civil servants are being bombarded with free drinks, football tickets, shows and concerts by lobbyists seeking to influence Whitehall, it has been revealed2009-02-12T10:03:13ZBrown aide ‘forced officials to publish flawed knife figures’
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An aide to Gordon Brown has been accused of forcing civil servants to put out “selective” figures on knife crime2009-02-05T16:18:18ZExploit No 10, Blears tells candidates
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Labour faced a new sleaze row after a Cabinet minister urged election candidates to use Downing Street to promote themselves2009-02-03T16:20:01ZExploit No 10, Blears tells candidates
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Labour faced a new sleaze row after a Cabinet minister urged election candidates to use Downing Street to promote themselves2009-02-03T16:00:51ZTens of thousands face pension cut in 2009 after blunder
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Tens of thousands of retired public sector workers will see their income drop by hundreds of pounds from next year because of a pensions blunder, ministers admitted2008-12-16T08:29:39ZYard set to drop leaks case against Tory MP
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The chances of the Damian Green affair ever coming to court receded after fresh claims that both Scotland Yard and prosecutors have real doubts about the Tory MP's arrest2008-12-15T09:21:00ZHigh-flying graduates shun City for Whitehall
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Talented graduates are shunning the City for the first time in a generation and chasing "high-flier" posts in Whitehall, it emerged2008-12-11T09:36:33ZTory David Davis could face police investigation over 'security leaks'
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Tory MP David Davis faces a possible police investigation over his claims that his party has been passed national security secrets, Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell signalled2008-12-11T14:25:33ZCabinet under pressure
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The fall-out from the Damian Green affair drew closer to Gordon Brown today as the Tories demanded to know what role the Cabinet Office played.2008-12-02T16:29:27ZQ&A on the Damien Green arrest
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When did the Whitehall leak inquiry begin? It is believed to date back more than a year - to November 2007 when a leak suggested that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith covered up a scandal in which 5,000 illegal immigrants were allowed to be licensed as security guards.2008-12-01T09:47:18ZPolitics
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The Tories are in the ascendancy and gaining influence. Already the key figures in Westminster and beyond are thinking about the post-Brown generation.2008-10-01T16:08:50ZMPs haven't the bottle to change to tap water
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MPs have caused outrage by refusing to be served London tap water2008-04-25T10:46:22ZThe Standard is praised as MPs switch to tap water
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The Evening Standard has been praised by MPs for backing the use of tap water in restaurants and major organisations2008-03-20T14:54:36ZMinisters facing all-out fight over Heathrow data
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The Government is facing a legal battle over its plans to expand Heathrow amid fresh claims it colluded with the airport to hide noise and pollution increases2008-03-10T09:18:26ZBrown loses his bottles
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The Government is dumping bottled water from all Whitehall meetings in a major boost for the Evening Standard's Water on Tap campaign2008-03-06T09:45:29Z