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‘School for Government’ | Civil service launches L&D scheme - will it solve performance pains?

Downing Street Whitehall street signs
Downing Street Whitehall street signs

Few institutions have been satirised as extensively in British culture as the civil service.

From Yes Minister to The Thick of It, these windows into Whitehall give us a glimpse of the relentless politics, meltdowns, catastrophes, and red tape that apparently come with a career in public office – albeit at times sensationalised.

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