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Sue Cameron

An insider’s guide to the intrigues of Whitehall.

Sue Cameron is a former presenter of BBC2’s Newsnight, of Channel Four News and of the ITN Parliament Programme. - -

Pinky and Perky to rule in Whitehall

Some of Whitehall’s senior figures have doubts about splitting the post of head of the civil service from that of the cabinet secretary, writes Sue Cameron

Whitehall turmoil over Europe revolt

The poke in the eye given to prime minister David Cameron by Tory rebels has underlined a degree of confusion in Number 10, writes Sue Cameron

No room at the top in Whitehall

If the Liam Fox debacle had happened in three months’ time, which of our top mandarins would have been called in by the prime minister and asked to investigate? asks Sue Cameron

Whitehall faces life with no Lord God

Sir Gus will probably be best remembered as the mandarin who smoothed the path of the first coalition government in 80 years, says Sue Cameron

Our secret war on Johnny Eurocrat

Sue Cameron learns that British diplomats have been ‘in the trenches’ for months fighting moves by Brussels to extend its influence

Heroic timetables are far too taxing

The last Whitehall staff survey showed that morale at HMRC was lower than in any other department. Now questions are being raised about HMRC’s governance, writes Sue Cameron

Extra! Dexterous Danny’s tax dupes

Sue Cameron trusts Notebook readers were not taken in by press reports about HM Revenue & Customs recruiting staff to launch a crackdown on the rich