Covid Inquiry: No.10 was too slow to tackle negative working culture, Case says
Pressure of pandemic on staff was "amplified by some counterproductive ways of working", according to cabinet secretary
Source: civilserviceworld.com
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Simon Case: Top civil servant apologises for 'raw' Covid messages
Simon Case said Boris Johnson "cannot lead" and called officials "pygmies" at the height of the pandemic.
Source: bbc.com
RNLI rescues three after boat sinks off Lundy
The incident happened off the coast of Lundy Island
Source: northdevongazette.co.uk
How to handle populists: a CEO's survival guide
Western businesses are learning to live with volatile electoral politics around the world
Source: livemint.com
Britain's embrace of Asia has an Indonesia-sized hole – and opportunity. | Express Comment | Comment
As the global economy moves east the UK needs Indonesia on its side, says Dr Saeed Khan.
Source: express.co.uk
How to handle populists: a CEO's survival guide
Western businesses are learning to live with volatile electoral politics around the world | Business
Source: economist.com
Royal Navy's latest submarine is named Agamemnon
The vessel is equipped with world-leading sensors and can manufacture its own oxygen and fresh water from the sea
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Let's stop talking about 'great' Britain – and rebrand ourselves as a different sort of country | Martin Kettle
Any plans for ‘national renewal’ must focus on freeing the UK from its vice of wallowing in guilt or glory, writes Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Source: theguardian.com
Britain needs assertive foreign policy – not apologias for the past
A new report urging foreign policy reform seems more interested in hand-wringing about colonialism than facing up to reality
Source: cityam.com
Britain ponders how to deal with 'offensive stereotypes' depicted in its foreign office murals – The Irish Times
A report calls for an overhaul of the ‘elitist’ foreign office, beginning with its palatial old colonial headquarters
Source: irishtimes.com