Dave Penman

Exclusive: Civil Service Union Boss Condemns Plan To Order His Members To Ignore ECHR Rulings

Dave Penman told HuffPost UK: "This is madness."
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Exclusive: Anger As Nadine Dorries Dismisses Steve Barclay Bullying Claims As 'Politically Motivated'

"Her entire world view is based on political conspiracies and imagined enemies."
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Slammed For 'Appalling' Comment About Civil Servants

"To insult public servants in this way is contemptible," Dave Penman from the FDA union said.
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Inside The Deteriorating Relationship Between Ministers And The Civil Service

They accuse the Tory leadership hopefuls of using them as a "scapegoat" in their culture war.
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Liz Truss Sparks Backlash Over 'Woke' Civil Service Antisemitism Claim

A civil servant told HuffPost UK: "Every single day I consider leaving the civil service because of these people.”
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Shake Up Standards So Civil Servants Aren’t Harassed And Bullied, Future PM Told

Slipping standards in public life contributed to Boris Johnson's downfall.
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Tory MP Accuses No.10 Of 'Spewing Out' Sensationalist Headlines Over Civil Service Cuts

Unions are threatening industrial action over plans to slash civil service jobs by 91,000.
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Push For Civil Servants To Return To Offices 'Virtue Signalling', Union Chief Says

A letter from outgoing Cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill indicates that the PM had asked to be personally involved in a back-to-work drive.
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Ministers Must Hear The Advice They Need, Not Just The Advice They Want

The civil service is far from perfect, but neither is it the dysfunctional “blob” that some have suggested, writes Dave Penman.
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Exclusive: Leaked Doc Reveals Civil Servants Told To Report 'Unhelpful Narratives' On Brexit To No.10

Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings have been warned against the "politicisation of the civil service".
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