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Whitehall is too ‘tame, reactive and risk-averse’, says UK’s top civil servant

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The GuardianNov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM

Whitehall is too ‘tame, reactive and risk-averse’, says UK’s top civil servant

Antonia Romeo pledges to ‘rewire’ civil service by incentivising and rewarding top performers Whitehall is too “tame, reactive and risk-averse”, the cabinet secretary has said, as she set out a “completely new approach” to managing the performance of civil servants. With Andy Burnham and his deputy, Louise Haigh, in the audience, the UK’s most senior civil servant, Antonia Romeo, gave a lecture saying she would bring radical change to Whitehall as it deals with uncertainty caused by AI and global political tensions. Continue reading...

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The GuardianNov 11, 2026, 9:09 AM

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Ed Miliband: climate crisis puts national security of all countries at risk

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ABC AustraliaNov 11, 2026, 1:46 AM

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Minister's moral dilemma as sister pleads to make cancer risk known

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EuronewsNov 11, 2026, 9:33 AM

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Ethical hacker warns: one in two people risk falling victim to a cyberattack

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ABC AustraliaNov 12, 2026, 4:18 AM

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Commercial rock lobster fisheries closed due to antibiotic trade risk

Commercial rock lobster and dive fisheries in parts of Tasmania's south-east will be closed for three months to "mitigate trade risks" linked to antibiotic use by the salmon industry.

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ABC NewsNov 11, 2026, 5:31 PM

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