Civil servants have a vital role in government so they must be honest enough to face up to their own fears and failings, says Claire Foster Gilbert

Whitehall accountability is focused on blame and governed by convention – but improvements are possible

In Patrick Wright’s Foreign Office memoirs Tom Fletcher finds moments that resonate across the decades – and some that don’t

How far are the massive changes brought on by Brexit accelerating the reversal of 1990s decentralisation, and will they usher in a more centralised machinery of government in the long term?

The Treasury solicitor from 2006 to 2014 died on Monday 26 February. His successor at the Government Legal Department and the former cabinet secretary pay tribute to this exemplary civil servant and friend

The UK Statistics Authority has updated its framework to ensure all public servants behave with integrity when handling data

Officials continue to serve the public interest despite DExEU’s Mr Lover Lover and a dodgy double act in the Commons

The creation of the Department for International Trade as a new department has allowed us to look afresh at how to put inclusion at the heart of our work

Jeremy Richardson explains how the British policy-making style has been steadily shifting away from governance and towards government, and why Brexit should usher in a return to the former

Parliament’s senior learning projects officer Claire Bogue describes the work behind a recently launched Massive Open Online Course on select committees

Every day staff see the pressure on defence caused by pay restraint, delays to procurement orders and purchasing of cheaper foreign equipment to cut costs

The centenary of women’s suffrage is a good opportunity to start making sure government is held to account to properly measure the impact of decisions on woman

Challenging gender discrimination must be part of a wider drive to build a culture that supports all types of diversity

Cabinet secretaries hold the fort in times of crisis and have seen splits over Europe come and go. Here’s why one of them thinks Brexit will be a civil service renaissance

As the pay cap is being lifted for other parts of the public sector, SCS pay reform needs ambition and commitment, not aspirational blather

Brexit is creating a mammoth task for government. The new Brexit|Org|Gov Project is attempting to understand and track what needs to be done across the public sector ahead of leaving the EU

Describing GDS as "well-meaning but increasingly peripheral", departments are starting to take back digital responsibilities. This is a mistake

Comments by the prominent Brexiteer accusing Treasury officials of manipulating forecasts on the impact of leaving the EU reveal a man utterly unsuited to high office, says the former Department for Work and Pensions perm sec

Tola Ayoola explains how a new scheme is harnessing a civil service tradition to support talent from all parts of the service

A tale of integrity and talent triumphing in the corridors of power warms Sue Cameron’s heart

These three resolutions will help civil servants prepare for the challenges and political uncertainty of 2018

The lack of clarity on the future working rights for civil servants from EU countries will not be resolved by good intentions, says Prospect’s Sue Ferns. Action is needed now

The coalition government beefed up the role of departmental non-executives, and have encouraged talented people into the posts. But many gave found the roles frustrating and there is room to strengthen their contribution