Civil Service
Major Lapse
How can a man who leaves state secrets at the bus stop keep his job?
Regulating the afterlife of Ministers
In light of the Greenshill Affair, John Bowers explains how Lord Pickles should lead the advisory committee
Whitehall takes the knee
When the MoD’s top man signs off with a BLM hashtag it’s a brave official who doesn’t get the message
More freedom, less information
The Freedom of Information Act was supposed to guarantee honesty and transparency in government, but has ensured that controversial decisions will be forever shrouded in secrecy
Politicians versus mandarins
Spats between governments and civil servants are inevitable when administrations have a radical agenda
The BLM takeover of Whitehall
Why don’t ministers care about the politics of their civil servants?
A nation of lawyers
Secret, haphazard pseudo-laws are not the way to treat the coronavirus
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
The French far right are losers
Will Rassemblement National will ever be the ruling party?
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
