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Treasury insists cuts will happen
Press Review 15 July 2004
As the fallout from the chancellor's spending review on Monday continues, Treasury officials have insisted the planned £21.5 billion efficiency savings by 2008 are achievable.
Chancellor warns civil service unions not to strike
Press Review 14 July 2004
Gordon Brown has told the civil service unions that their threat of strike action would not save the 104,000 jobs that he has decided to cut.
Spending review: Union anger at job cut plans
Press Review 13 July 2004
The main civil service union came out fighting last night after the government revealed the full extent of its plans to cut Whitehall waste, inefficiency and jobs.
Whitehall set for major shake-up
News Article 12 July 2004
Thousands of civil servants are to be sacked as the government seeks to improve efficiency in the public services.
Tories target government waste
Press Review 9 July 2004
Michael Howard's trawl through government waste has identified a further £1 billion in potential economies.
CBI chief calls for tough civil service choices
News Article 1 July 2004
The new CBI president has called for the civil service to live up to promises of radical reform.
Welfare office cuts to cost 11,000 jobs
Press Review 30 June 2004
The government's plans to close 550 benefit offices and a third of all pension centres will cost 11,000 jobs.
Civil service still seeking London offices
Press Review 24 June 2004
The Liberal Democrats have tabled parliamentary questions demanding to know why government and public sector bodies are still seeking new office space in London despite a pledge to relocate civil servants outside the Capital.
Chancellor delays spending review in renewed push for job cuts
Press Review 23 June 2004
Gordon Brown has reiterated demands for tens of thousands more civil service job losses after resistance in Whitehall to big cutbacks in key departments.
Businesses back Hewitt against Brown
Press Review 21 June 2004
The CBI has called on the government not to cut jobs at the Department of Trade and Industry too drastically.
Businesses say DTI cuts must not damage service quality
News Article 21 June 2004
The CBI has said efficiency savings at the Department of Trade and Industry must not result in lower quality services.
Whitehall battle lines being drawn
Press Review 14 June 2004
Cabinet ministers are resisting Treasury calls to make major efficiency savings as part of the upcoming spending review, the FT reports.
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Civil service union expresses 'disgust' at job cuts
Press Review 10 June 2004
The Public and Commercial Services Union has condemned government plans to axe jobs in the civil service.
