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EXCLUSIVE: Is Whitehall prepared for a hung Parliament?

What could the civil service do to make sure that a minority government would work well in England? Director of the UCL Constitution Unit Professor Robert Hazell has some suggestions

'But we've always done it this way' – it's time to take a sideways look

Tinkering around the edges of outdated business models will never produce the efficiencies currently required from all parts of the public sector, says Neil Malpas

EXCLUSIVE: How Birmingham can help Europe in the climate change war

Birmingham City Council's deputy leader Paul Tilsley rubbed shoulders with some key figures when he went to the recent UN climate change summit in Copenhagen. Here's his report

Diversity

EXCLUSIVE: How can managers handle a diverse workforce?

Managers need to be sensitive to issues of race, disability, faith and sexuality but not let poor practice go unchallenged or tolerate lower standards of work, says Blair McPherson

Michael Mansfield

Mansfield QC: 'DNA is fallible'

Michael Mansfield's fight for the underdog has become a roll of the most famous cases in recent legal history. As he ponders a career move, he returned to his old university to turn a forensic eye on the state of British government. David Allaby reports

Walking stick

Not wanted on voyage...

Those who query the need for properly funded care for our elderly population should remember that one day they will be elderly themselves, says Peter Millard, who chaired Public Service Events' recent Later Life conference

STURGEON DOES GET GLASGOW

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon offers a no-holds barred response to a Public Servant Scotland column on the SNP's "failure to get Glasgow". There are good reasons why aspiring Glasgow needs more funding, she argues in the magazine's latest edition.

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The Conservative leadership is now talking of "limited" first-year cuts in public spending and to "eliminate in large part" the structural budget deficit over five years (not the overall deficit that includes capital spending). Does this sound weaker than Labour’s plan?

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