Phillipson tells civil servants she wants DfE to be a place where their contributions are valued..."where your commitment, your contribution, the difference that you make every day is central to everything that we do"
I'm slightly lost for words
Suzannah Brecknell
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Suzannah Brecknell
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- Normington is not one of the former perm secs who regularly comment in the media on current affairs. He chooses carefully when to speak and to whom - that he has spoken so clearly and publicly on this issue is powerful"It's inhumane, it's morally reprehensible, it's probably unlawful and it may well be unworkable." Former Home Office Permanent Secretary Sir David Normington on the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda #Newsnight bbc.in/37OVWiG
00:00 - Replying to @SuzannahCSWTells them she is "deeply proud" to be working with them...almost as if leading a large organisation requires you to support and motivate those who work in it
- When designing his coat of arms as treasurer of @middletemple, Sir Paul Jenkins had to choose a motto. He said at the time: "I didn’t want any Latin because that’s not what state school boys have, so I’m having: ‘Speak truth unto power’"‘None of us can really believe he's gone’: Civil servants pay tribute after death of Sir Paul Jenkins civilserviceworld.com/articles/news/…
- Interesting snippet of Brexit gossip from @sirpauljenkins, speaking to @legalhackette bit.ly/2nFbTft
- Replying to @SuzannahCSWDMs open by the way if any officials or spads want to point me in direction of similarly remarkable first speeches from new ministers
- Strange watching a major civil service story break while on mat leave...am sure you're all sad I haven't the time to give a hot take. Thankfully the team @CSWnews gave us this bespoke vest so I can leave this here as an all-purpose comment on the latest developments.
- Incredible assessment from a former perm sec who has always been a staunch defender of Home Office. (Of course here is is criticising policy not the organisation but still)On Rwanda, former Home Office Permanent Secretary Sir David Normington tells me: "Let's assume it is going happen and the govt is serious about it. My assessment: well, first of all it's inhumane, it's morally reprehensible, it's probably unlawful and it may well be unworkable."
- My teenage heart just leapt at the idea of receiving this rose
- This fact came in handy one year when a previous Treasury Solicitor was faced with a Christmas payroll headache (from our lunch with @sirpauljenkins bit.ly/2DkVdTf)
- This final sentence is like a punch in the gut. A horrendous story, powerfully told by @Nadine_Writes independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
- This joke annoys me - reinforces dull, difficult maths cliche and undermines the point of his announcement"More maths for everyone... don't say I don't know how to show the nation a good time", says Philip Hammond.
- Incredibly proud of the team @CSWnews - all-digital April issue now out despite all the upheaval and disruption. Includes brilliant interviews with @ClareMoriarty and @bernardjenkin plus find out what left @FDAGenSec (alomst) lost for words... bit.ly/3bcBV2w
