UK Politics & Public Life
Scotland Honours List Gives the Clipboard a Citation
Scotland honours recognition meets a fictional nomination folder, clipboard and laurel ornament with administrative ambitions.
The Lawn · News & commentary
UK Politics & Public Life
Westminster, Whitehall, councils and the public machinery between them.
Browse by dateExplore the editions, month by month
202686 articles
Latest articles
Showing 1 to 12 of 75 articles
UK Politics & Public Life
UK South Korea Trade Deal Sends Printer Into Early Retirement
The UK South Korea trade deal recognises digital contracts and preserves low tariffs, leaving Britain’s office printers to seek a new purpose.
UK Politics & Public Life
Traffic Commissioner Appointment Gives the Folder a Route Map
A Traffic Commissioner appointment for Scotland gives the folder a model bus, a timetable and far too much confidence.
UK Politics & Public Life
South Sudan Peace Deal Marks Seven Years of Waiting for the Transition
South Sudan’s peace deal promised a transition. Seven years later, the leadership appears to be waiting for the paperwork to move first.
UK Politics & Public Life
UK Philippines Climate Fund Gives Wind a Job Title
The UK Philippines climate fund backs offshore wind and renewable access, after the breeze completes its stakeholder onboarding.
UK Politics & Public Life
UK Brazil Fertiliser Partnership Gives Pellets Diplomacy
The UK Brazil fertiliser partnership tackles environmental impact and food resilience, putting a bag of pellets on a brisk diplomatic pathway.
UK Politics & Public Life
Small Business Saturday Gives Shops a Pep Talk
Small Business Saturday asks Britain to shop local, while the corner shop receives a national confidence campaign and a blank shopping bag.
UK Politics & Public Life
Civil Service Relocation Plan Gives Ficus Promotion
The civil service relocation plan moves thousands of roles around the UK, while one office ficus begins its regional policy career.
UK Politics & Public Life
Council AI Minute Takes Notes on Why Councils Meet
Councils are trialling AI meeting notes, bravely confronting the oldest civic mystery: what the meeting was for.
UK Politics & Public Life
Whitehall AI bootcamp trains data scientists, obviously
A government AI training programme promises smarter public services while one Whitehall keyboard discovers the burdens of professional development.
UK Politics & Public Life
National Digital Exchange gives procurement a search bar
The proposed National Digital Exchange promises quicker public sector technology buying, leaving the procurement cupboard to learn how search works.
UK Politics & Public Life
Civil service digital skills hub sends Excel into hiding
A new civil service digital skills hub puts training in one place, leaving Excel to hide behind a small column and call it agility.