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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. - -
Whitehall: a service not a business
There seems to be a certain scepticism about Tory plans to give business greater sway over Whitehall, a move that could give outsiders rights to demand the sacking of top civil servants, says Sue Cameron
The ousting of Sir Christopher
Former mandarins, who once wielded such power in the corridors of Whitehall, are still causing headaches for Gordon Brown’s beleaguered government, writes Sue Cameron
Quangocrats seek mercy from Tories
Most of the nation’s 790 quangos are desperate to talk to top Conservatives, who have said that they want to institute a big cull in quango numbers, writes Sue Cameron
Sir Gus is not to blame – OK?
Surely Sir Gus O’Donnell, would not try to shuffle off the blame for the Damian Green affair on one of his minions instead of making it clear to everyone that he was the one who authorised calling in the police?
Her Majesty’s not so secret service
It was not the MI5 people who objected to the new history of their organisation, published this week, but other Whitehall departments, writes Sue Cameron
Spending wheeze backfires on Gus
Sue Cameron hears that top civil servants have started an all too lively fightback against Sir Gus O’Donnell’s proposal for a ‘revolution’ in spending
Whitehall expertise at wasting money
David Cameron seems to have based his speech about cutting the cost of politics on one of TV’s legendary Yes, Minister scripts and though it has its funny side it could be a bad omen, says Sue Cameron
Expediency cures compassion fatigue
When it comes to releasing ailing prisoners on grounds of compassion, how would you describe the policy of Jack Straw, the justice secretary, writes Sue Cameron. Compare and contrast the cases of Ronnie Biggs and Abdelbasset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi
Downing Street’s bloody battles
The arid days of August are being enlivened by a broadside from senior mandarins against presidential prime ministers and their party political hangers on, write Sue Cameron
