What an example! Just one in five civil servants have returned to the office

What an example! Just one in five civil servants have returned to the office, as Boris Johnson urges employees to stop working from home Visitor numbers to London’s Square Mile are barely up from height of lockdown Cabinet Office says proportion of its staff back at work was around 20 per cent Ex Tory leader … Read more

Civil servants must save Britain’s High Streets by getting back to the office

Critics have called on civil servants to lead by example and save Britain’s high streets by getting back to the office.  City centres are facing financial ruin after officer workers were told to continue working from until next summer, despite the easing of lockdown. There are fears that such a move could spell disaster for … Read more

HARRY COLE: Civil servants take time out of coronavirus duties to draw up ‘risk assessment’ of a dog

HARRY COLE: Proof that Whitehall is now barking mad – as civil servants take time out of coronavirus duties to draw up a two-page ‘risk assessment’ for the arrival of a dog By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:24 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 01:26 GMT, 15 March 2020 Taking time … Read more

At least 200 civil servants are earning more than Boris Johnson, government figures show

At least 200 civil servants are earning more than Boris Johnson’s £154,908 salary, government figures show The Whitehall officials are on salaries significantly above the £154,908 earned Sir Philip Rutnam, who resigned last week was on a package of almost £195,000 Comes amid a growing row over allegations the Home Secretary mistreated staff By Joe … Read more

Two more civil servants say they were aware of Home Secretary Priti Patel’s ‘bullying behaviour’

Two senior civil servants at the Department for International Development have said they were aware of bullying complaints against Priti Patel while she was head of the aid budget.  Sir Mark Lowcock, Ms Patel’s permanent secretary while she was head of the Department for International Development (Dfid) said that he personally witnessed bullying behaviour.    Nick … Read more

Two senior civil servants ‘quit Home Office amid Priti Patel row’

Two senior civil servants ‘leave Home Office amid Priti Patel row’ as former top mandarin Lord O’Donnell says it’s good for ‘creative tension’ to exist between ministers and staff Patel is at the heart of a furious row over treatment of staff in the department The 47-year-old’s opponents have accused her of bullying staff But … Read more