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Scotland protected from full shock of drop in oil prices by economic and financial union of UK 

MI5 makes charity’s list of top employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Government must support UK businesses to develop the capability to lead on upcoming UK infrastructure projects, says AECOM

Nicholas Macpherson says economic and financial functions should both remain in the Treasury

Nicholas Macpherson says Smith Commission recommendations may enhance accountability in Scotland and “make our job easier”

Move comes after PAC blasts Nuclear Management Partners for handling of operations at Sellafield

CSW asked Lib Dem MP and former transport and home office minister Norman Baker to appraise the UK civil service 

The PM has met security chiefs after saying last night that Britain must “modernise” interception rules 

The Cabinet Office is setting up a new digital team to drive digital-first agenda in Whitehall

Sir David Bell calls for more trust in teachers and schools – and for an independent body to set education strategy

While Defra prepares for rising global temperatures, Environment Secretary Liz Truss is more immediately focused on trying to warm more tech graduates to the food and farming industries – and engineer a thaw in relations between the Tories and the north

Increasing security services resources is a priority, says the chancellor 

PAC chair Margaret Hodge takes aim at Cabinet Office following today’s NAO report on government payment pledge

The head of the Economic and Domestic Secretariat in the Cabinet Office will replace Sir Bob Kerslake at DCLG

Cabinet Office minister denies accusation of disillusionment in civil service

I’ve loved running the national forest company – but the civil service is a tough environment for small delivery agencies

Home Secretary Theresa May’s plans to deport foreign graduates stalled

Group of former perm secs and other top civil servants produce wish list to tackle churn

The Department of Health’s director general for social care, local government and care partnerships tells Winnie Agbonlahor about a career spent working across boundaries

Jonathan Powell, the former diplomat, chief of staff to Tony Blair and Northern Irish peacebroker, is currently trying to negotiate a ceasefire in Libya. Matt Ross asks him about the FCO, sofa government, and the ups and downs of liberal interventionalism

Former cabinet secretary says post-2015 election negotiations could result in a unique leadership outcome

Vincent Belliveau, Senior Vice President & General Manager EMEA at Cornerstone OnDemand, explores the benefits of internal recruitment

Chris Wormald

Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education