"If this was in an official capacity, why were officials not present? And if it wasn't in an official capacity, then why did he ask departmental resources to be used to promote the trip?"

@robertmurtagh1.bsky.social calls on Paul Givan to clarify the use of departmental resources on his Israel trip

"A civil servant cannot answer back publicly. Holding a civil servant to account is what ministers should do... but that has to be in private."

Speaking to @christopherhope.bsky.social, @fdagensec.bsky.social challenges briefings against civil servants who cannot defend themselves publicly.

"Civil servants are delivering public services. You can have less or more of that... but these are the big choices they've got to make."

@fdagensec.bsky.social tells @gbnewsonline.bsky.social
no matter who is in govt, political choices have consequences when deciding the size of the civil service.

"Why would you want to work in that sort of environment where when things go wrong because of bad policy, you get the blame?"

@fdagensec.bsky.social tells @kateemccann.bsky.social it's understandable that civil servants were reluctant to work for ministers in the Home Office.

“An improved platform of basic rights for workers is good for the economy, and it's obviously good for workers.”

Despite concerns, @fdagensec.bsky.social told @listentotimesradio.bsky.social the Employment Rights Bill “is the biggest change and improvement in employment rights for a generation”.

"Civil service departments may talk a good game on diversity, but the gaps on the ground are obvious."

Watch as FDA Vice President Beatriz Brown moves the union's amendment to Composite 6 on neurodiversity rights in the workplace. #TUC25

Watch as FDA Treasurer and delegate John McCullagh moves the FDA's motion on public sector productivity yesterday at TUC Congress 2025

congress.tuc.org.uk/motion-32-pu...

"The more evidence about the chronic risk of climate change that's available, the better that FDA members and many others can carry out their duties across public service."

Catch up from yesterday as FDA President @margarethaig.bsky.social
moved our amendment on Motion 31a #TUC25

There should be caution over statistics showing increased sickness rates in the civil service which only cover some departments when overall trends show rates have decreased, @fdagensec.bsky.social tells @kateemccann.bsky.social.

"The civil service does have a real and long documented problem with attracting working class talent".

Speaking to Times Radio FDA National Officer Robert Eagleton discussed planned changes to the civil service summer internship.