The government spent £780m reorganising government departments and agencies in four years, a report says.
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BBCPolitics on 18th Mar 2010 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
Budget cuts in Whitehall to restore the Government's finances could hamper Britain's plans to help fragile nations emerging from war and conflict, a report warned today.
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Telegraph on 11th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
THE government has pledged to implement a series of recommendations on cuts in Whitehall after a damning report revealed departments have needlessly cost the taxpayer billions
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Scotsman on 11th Oct 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
Much excitement in the Tory supporting blogs over a report in the News of the World claiming that prescription charges are to be reintroduced in Wales. Where did the paper get this story from? A senior Whitehall source The Welsh experience over the past 10 years is that Whitehall has been unaware of devolved policies even after they have happened. A Whitehall source knowing what the Assembly is go...
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MiserableOldFart on 5th Oct 2008 (via miserableoldfart.blogspot.com)
The independence of the civil service has "become an excuse for zero accountability", according to a hard-hitting report on Whitehall's performance.
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ePolitix on 5th Mar 2009 (via rss.feedsportal.com)
The Sunday Times has a heads up on a report to be published tomorrow by the Institute for Government. It's an independently funded (by Lord Sainsbury) outfit, and the report makes damning reading about the method of government currently being employed by No. 10. Because it has gathered its raw info from a wide range of Whitehall mandarins, the conclusions are worth noting. In its conclusion, it co...
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PoliticsEtc on 17th Jan 2010 (via sgspolitics.blogspot.com)
A report written by some of Whitehall's most senior people and due to be formally launched today could be called The Mandarins' Revenge, writes Sue Cameron
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FT on 27th Jan 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Whitehall departments including the Ministry of Defence face painful cuts of more than 10 per cent in their budgets because of the decisions in the pre-Budget report.
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Telegraph on 9th Dec 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
The environment department is not influential enough to ensure Whitehall meets its green goals, says a report by MPs.
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BBCPolitics on 10th Jan 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
David Cameron could inherit a dysfunctional Whitehall machine unable to deliver his programme if he wins the general election, a damning report into the state of the civil service under Gordon Brown concludes
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FT on 17th Jan 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
The government has already confirmed that it will seek £15bn of efficiency savings across Whitehall.
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ePolitix on 21st Apr 2009 (via rss.feedsportal.com)
