3 w. ago Move civil servants out of London: fine. But that won’t curb Whitehall’s grip on Britain | Simon Jenkins

Move civil servants out of London: fine. But that won’t curb Whitehall’s grip on Britain | Simon Jenkins  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Thousands of London civil servants to leave city as government cuts costs

Thousands of London civil servants to leave city as government cuts costs  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Thousands of civil servants to be moved out of London as government cuts costs

New regional hubs are set to open across the country

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3 w. ago Thousands of civil servants to be moved out of London as 11 Government offices in capital set to close

Some 12,000 civil service jobs will be moved out of London and 11 Government office buildings shut

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3 w. ago Major Whitehall buildings to be shut to shed 12,000 civil servant jobs in London

Major Whitehall buildings to be shut to shed 12,000 civil servant jobs in London  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Thousands of civil servants to be moved out of London as 11 Government offices set to close

Some 12,000 civil service jobs will be moved out of London and 11 Government office buildings shut

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3 w. ago There’s only one problem with Labour’s immigration plans: they’re completely untethered from reality | Jonathan Portes

The government’s new policy will take us back to an uglier, more dangerous place – and it’s not even supported by the dataHow do you reduce immigration while at the same time boosting growth? Labour’s recent immigration white paper sets out a supposedly clear answer. Since the recent “surge” in immigration was driven by the system shifting away from “higher-skilled migration”, it has “distorted the labour market” and undermined the UK’s productivity and GDP.This argument, which has been made in increasingly shrill tones by the rightwing press and thinktanks over the past two years, was echoed by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, who tweeted that “the Tories ran an immigration system that relied on cheap foreign labour”. It sounds plausible. There’s just one problem. It doesn’t fit the facts, and the government knows it.Jonathan Portes is professor of economics and public policy at King’s College London and a former senior civil servant Continue reading...

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last month Whitehall departments to be told to move more civil servants out of London or get less cash

Exclusive: Rachel Reeves spending review will be aimed at injecting hundreds of millions into growth areas with a shift of government jobs

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last month Thousands of civil servants to be moved out of London under fresh reform plan

Thousands of civil servants to be moved out of London under fresh reform plan  The Guardian

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