Our Funding the Nation report sets out how any future government can bring in uncollected tax by investing in the people, skills and technology available to HMRC. Great to see Rachel Reeves recognise this work in her announcement today.

Parliament is able to sit with no rules around excluding those accused of sexual misconduct, when every other employer in the country operates under a different set of rules. As I said to Conor Coyle, this isn't about innocence or guilt but protecting staff
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It’s disappointing Gillian Keegan MP has not publicly retracted her comments.

I know our members share her belief that inspections must be conducted to the highest possible standards. We’d prefer to work towards that aim in a collaborative approach, based on mutual respect.

It’s lovely to see complex international law questions – that are being raised not only by civil servants but former diplomats, ministers and national security advisers – summed up so neatly by Harry. Glad you’re across the detail.

As I told Nick Ferrari, there is legitimate legal concern that arms exports are going to be used to break international humanitarian law. Civil servants have an obligation to uphold the rule of law. The government need to urgently provide a definitive legal position.

Ofsted is not some amorphous beast. It’s more than 4,000 dedicated public servants, many of whom are union members, committed to raising standards in education and children’s social care.

Pre-covid, the govt hailed hybrid working as good for the taxpayer, saving £2b. Now the ideologues like Jacob Rees-Mogg quote the bible and accuse civil servants of stealing. No interest interest in efficient govt, just stoking culture wars for political gain.

Our Man in Havana laugh aren’t you?

After years of austerity, many public services were left with little or no resilience, all too graphically exposed during Covid. The go-to response now, blame hybrid working, is a deliberate tactic to avoid addressing the real & long-term resource issues. thetimes.co.uk/article/land-r…

How prescient that we launched our Funding the Nation report on the very same day this is announced. It makes clear, compliance and customer service are inextricably linked. Investing in HMRC will deliver 10x return and save UK businesses time and money: fundingthenation.org

‘Oh Donna’ was the first 45” single I ever bought & I still have it! So I’m overwhelmed to see 10cc at TRCH with Anthony Wallace. Not only is ‘I’m not in love’ the greatest love song ever written, but it’s also nice to be the youngest person in the audience.