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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. - -
Crown dethroned in Whitehall
The very term ‘civil service of the State’ sounds sinister. Her Majesty should put her foot down, writes Sue Cameron
Meeting Whitehall halfway, minister
A heavy-duty tome launched by the Institute for Government looks at changes in government in Britain and not so surprisingly has much in common with Yes Minister, says Sue Cameron
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
