Suzannah Brecknell

@SuzannahCSW

Co-editor of @CSWnews with @jessbowie. DMs open, or email suzannah.brecknell@civilserviceworld.com

London, England civilserviceworld.com Joined October 2015

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Suzannah Brecknell @SuzannahCSW Dec 2, 2024

This means that - barring a reshuffle - from 16 Dec everyone sitting around the Cabinet table will have been state educated.

Civil Service World @CSWnews Dec 2, 2024

DHSC permanent secretary Sir Chris Wormald has been named as the next cabinet secretary, replacing Simon Case
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Suzannah Brecknell @SuzannahCSW Aug 30, 2024

Civil Service Commission launches 'rapid review' of appointments by exception civilserviceworld.com//news/article/…

www.civilserviceworld.com Civil Service Commission launches 'rapid review' of appointments by exception Watchdog asks departmental HR directors to detail all delegted-grade hirings made without competition since beginning of July

Suzannah Brecknell @SuzannahCSW Jul 12, 2024

Excellent 🧵 of key facts, plus find out which department has "too often resembled a ministerial holding pen"

Finn Baker @FinnBaker3 Jul 12, 2024

After a busy week, we're preparing to wrap up our government formation live blog

Keir Starmer has appointed 111 ministers (so far) to serve in 124 separate posts. I've pulled out some key IfG analysis below

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Suzannah Brecknell @SuzannahCSW Jul 9, 2024

V interesting to see first details (tho still quite vague) of the structures around mission-driven govt, as DESNZ appoints @StarkClimate as head of Clean Energy 'Mission Control'

Suzannah Brecknell @SuzannahCSW Jul 9, 2024

This is increasingly coming up in off record chats with officials as well, and seems odd given how much work had appatently gone into preparing their first weeks and 'programme for govt'

Finn Baker @FinnBaker3 Jul 9, 2024

BEHIND THE PACK: Keir Starmer has appointed just 50 ministers, five days after taking office.

By this point in 1997, Tony Blair had appointed 85, while both Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron had appointed 93

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